Taipei, Jan. 15 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said on Thursday that it recorded the presence of nine sorties of PLA aircraft and 11 PLAN vessels operating around its territory.

The Ministry of National Defence also added that all of the sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, southwestern and eastern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).

In a post on X, the MND wrote, "9 sorties of PLA aircraft and 11 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 9 out of 9 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, southwestern and eastern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Wednesday, the Ministry of National Defence said that it r...