Taipei, June 20 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence on Friday said that it detected 34 sorties of Chinese aircraft and several Chinese vessels as of 8:50am (local time).

As per the MND, of the 24 aircraft, 15 crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the central, southwestern and eastern ADIZ.

In a post on X, the MND said, "Overall 24 sorties of PLA aircraft in various types (including Su-30, KJ-500, etc.) were detected from 0850hr today. 15 out of 24 sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the central, southwestern and eastern ADIZ in conducting air-sea joint training along with other PLAN vessels. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded accordingly."

Earlier in the day,...