Taipei, Nov. 18 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected the presence of 13 sorties of Chinese aircraft, seven naval vessels and one official ship operating around its territorial waters as of 6 am (local time) on Tuesday.

As per the MND, of the 13 sorties, seven crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ.

In a post on X, the MND said, "13 sorties of PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 7 out of 13 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Monday, Taiwan detected eight Chinese military aircraft, eight naval vessels and two ships. Of the eig...