Taipei, July 4 -- Taiwan's Ministry of Defence detected the presence of eight sorties of Chinese military aircraft, 10 naval vessels and seven official ships around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Saturday.

Of the eight, six sorties entered Taiwan's southwestern part Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).

In a post on X, the MND said, "8 sorties of PLA aircraft, 10 PLAN vessels and 7 official ships operating around Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 6 out of 8 sorties entered Taiwan's southwestern part ADIZ. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Friday, Taiwan's MND detected the presence of 30 sorties of Chinese military aircraft, seven naval vessels and five official shi...