Taipei, May 24 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected the presence of four sorties of Chinese military aircraft and six naval vessels operating around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Sunday.

Of the four, three sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southwestern and southeastern part Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).

In a post on X, the MND said, "4 sorties of PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 3 out of 4 sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southwestern and southeastern part ADIZ. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Saturday, 16 sortie...