Taipei, Aug. 17 -- Taiwan's Ministry of Defense detected six Chinese aircraft and five Chinese naval vessels operating around its territorial waters as of 6 am (local time) on Sunday.

As per the MND, of the six aircraft, two crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern ADIZ.

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

Earlier on Saturday, Taiwan detected 21 Chinese aircraft and seven Chinese naval vessels. As per the MND, of the 21 sorties, 13 crossed the me...