Taipei, May 24 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) said that it detected eight People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, 13 People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels and two official ships operating around Taiwan until 6 am (local time) on Saturday.

Of the eight aircraft, six crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, southwestern and eastern ADIZ, they said.

In a post on X, Taiwan's MND said, "8 PLA aircraft, 13 PLAN vessels and 2 official ships operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 6 out of 8 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, southwestern and eastern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Friday, Taiwan detected 20 PLA aircr...