Taipei, June 3 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence on Wednesday reported 18 sorties of PLA aircraft, 8 PLAN vessels and 6 official ships operating around its territory.

In a post on X, the MND said that 14 of the 18 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern part ADIZ.

"Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 14 out of 18 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern part ADIZ. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded", the post said.

Taiwan on Tuesday recorded the presence of 8 PLAN vessels, 5 official ships and 7 sorties of PLA aircraft.

"7 sorties of PLA aircraft, 8 PLAN vessels and 5 official ships operating around Taiwan detected up...