Taipei, Sept. 5 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) said it detected 17 Chinese military aircraft, nine vessels, and two ships operating around its territorial waters as of 6 am (local time) on Friday.

Of the 17 sorties, nine crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern ADIZ.

In a post on X, the MND said, "17 PLA aircraft, 9 PLAN vessels and 2 official ships operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 9 out of 17 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded accordingly."

https://x.com/MoNDefense/status/1963769047272869942

Earlier on Thursday, Taiwan detected six Chinese military aircraft, ...