Taipei, Aug. 18 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Monday said it detected six Chinese military aircraft and five naval vessels operating around its territory as of 6 am (local time).

The ministry confirmed that three out of six sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern Air Defence Identification Zone (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. 3 out of 6 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded accordingly."

On Sunday, Taiwan's defence ministry reported six PLA aircraft and five PLAN vessels operating around its territory...