Taipei, Sept. 19 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) has reported further Chinese military activity around its territory, with 13 sorties by aircraft of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and six People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels detected up until 6 am on Friday.

The ministry said eight of the 13 sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the island's northern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).

"13 sorties of PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 8 out of 13 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, southwestern and eastern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded," the MND stat...