Taipei, June 22 -- Taiwan's Minister of National Defence (MND) has detected 12 Chinese military aircraft and six naval vessels operating around Taiwan until 6 am (local time) on Sunday.

According to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND), eight out of 12 sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's central, southwestern, and eastern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).

"12 sorties of PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 8 out of 12 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, southwestern and southeastern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded," the Taiwanese MND stated on X.

This incident follows a recent...