Taipei, Feb. 19 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) has said that 20 Chinese military aircraft, including J-16, KJ-500, etc were detected near its territory from 8:50 am (local time) on Wednesday.

Out of those, 15 crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the northern, central and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) in conducting air-sea joint training along with other naval vessels, according to Taiwan's MND. It said that Taiwan Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded accordingly.

In a post on X, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) stated, "Overall 20 #PLA aircraft in various types (including J-16, KJ-500, etc.) were detected from 0850hr today. Out of which, 15 crossed t...