Taipei, July 2 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected the presence of five sorties of Chinese military aircraft, six naval vessels and five official ships around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Thursday.

Of the five, two crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern part Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).

In a post on X, the MND said, "5 sorties of PLA aircraft, 6 PLAN vessels and 5 official ships operating around Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 2 out of 5 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern part ADIZ. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Wednesday, Taiwan's Ministry of Defence detected 13 sorties of Chinese mil...