Taipei, Aug. 22 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) detected 22 sorties of Chinese military aircraft and five Chinese naval vessels operating around its territorial waters as of 6 am on Friday (local time).

As per the MND, of the 22 sorties, nine crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern ADIZ.

In a post on X, the MND said, "22 sorties of PLA aircraft and 5 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 9 out of 22 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded accordingly."

Earlier on Thursday, the MND detected 22 sorties of Chinese aircraft and five Chinese Naval vessels.

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