Taipei, April 22 -- Taiwan detected 11 Chinese aircraft, six Chinese naval vessels and four official ships around its territory as of Tuesday (local time), a statement by Taiwan's Ministry of Defence said.

As per the MND, of the 11 sorties, nine crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, southwestern and eastern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).

In a post on X, the MND said, "11 PLA aircraft, 6 PLAN vessels and 4 official ships operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 9 out of 11 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, southwestern and eastern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Monday, Taiwan's MND reported Chinese military activity in th...