Taipei, April 15 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected the presence of five sorties of Chinese military aircraft, six naval vessels and three ships operating around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Wednesday.

Of the five sorties, four entered Taiwan's southwestern part, ADIZ.

In a post on X, the MND said, "5 sorties of PLA aircraft, 6 PLAN vessels and 3 official ships operating around Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 4 out of 5 sorties entered Taiwan's southwestern part ADIZ. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Tuesday, Taiwan recorded the presence of nine sorties of Chinese military aircraft, six naval vessels and three official ships.

In a post on X, the ...