Taipei, May 9 -- Eight sorties of Chinese military aircraft, six vessels and two official ships operating around Taiwan's territorial waters were detected on Saturday, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said.

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

Earlier on Friday, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected the presence of 12 sorties of Chinese military aircraft, six naval vessels and two official ships around itself.

Of the 12, 10 crosse...