Taipei, March 17 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected the presence of 28 sorties of Chinese military aircraft as of 08:01 am (local time) on Tuesday.

As per the MND, of the 28, 21 crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the northern, central, southwestern and eastern part ADIZ.

In a post on X, the MND said, "Overall 28 sorties of PLA aircraft in various types (including J-10, J-16, KJ-500, etc.) detected from 0801hr today. 21 out of 28 sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the northern, central, southwestern and eastern part ADIZ in conducting air-sea joint training along with other PLAN vessels. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded accordingly."

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