Taipei, June 7 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected 34 sorties of Chinese aircraft, eight Chinese naval vessels and one official ship operating near its territorial waters as of 6 am (local time) on Saturday.

Out of 34, 25 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, central and southwestern ADIZ.

In a post on X, Taiwan's MND stated, "34 PLA aircraft, 8 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 25 out of 34 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, central and southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Friday reported 16 sorties of Chinese aircraf...