Taipei, Jan. 14 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said on Wednesday that it recorded the presence of 20 sorties of PLA aircraft and 9 PLAN vessels operating around its territory.

The Ministry of National Defence also added that 17 out of 20 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, southwestern and eastern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) .

In a post on X, the MND wrote, "20 sorties of PLA aircraft and 9 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 17 out of 20 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, southwestern and eastern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Tuesday, the Ministry of National Defence reported the ...