Taipei, July 3 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected the presence of 30 sorties of Chinese military aircraft, seven naval vessels and five official ships around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Friday.

Of the 30, 26 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, central, southwestern and eastern parts of the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).

In a post on X, the MND said, "30 sorties of PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and 5 official ships operating around Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 26 out of 30 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, central, southwestern and eastern part ADIZ. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded."

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