Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Monday detected six sorties of Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels operating around the island until 6 am (UTC+8).

Two of the six sorties crossed the Taiwan Strait’s median line and entered the island’s southwestern air defence identification zone (ADIZ), according to a statement released by the ministry on X.

“We have monitored the situation and responded,” the MND added, referring to the routine air and naval deployments by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and Navy (PLAN) near the island.

“6 sorties of PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 2 out of 6 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and

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