Taipei, Feb. 14 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected the presence of a Chinese military aircraft and eight naval vessels and an official ship around its territorial waters as of 6 am (local time) on Saturday.

Taiwan's military said it monitored the situation.

In a post on X, the MND said, "1 PLA aircraft, 8 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Friday, Taiwan's MND detected 42 sorties of Chinese military aircraft and 11 naval vessels. Of the 42, 32 crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, central, southwestern and eastern ADIZ.

In a post on X, the MND said, "42 sorties of P...