Taipei, Dec. 17 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence on Wednesday detected nine sorties of Chinese Military aircraft and seven Naval vessels operating around its territorial waters as of 6 am (local time) on Wednesday.

Of the nine, five sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern ADIZ.

In a post on X, the MND said, "9 sorties of PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 5 out of 9 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern ADIZ. The PLA Navy's Fujian aircraft carrier (CV-18) transited the Taiwan Strait yesterday. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded."

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