Taipei, Aug. 20 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected 21 Chinese aircraft and seven Chinese Naval vessels operating around its territorial waters as of 6 am on Wednesday (local time).

As per the MND, of the 21 aircrafts, 17 crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ.

In a post on X, Taiwan's MND said, "21 sorties of PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 17 out of 21 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded accordingly."

Earlier on Tuesday, Taiwan's MND detected 10 sorties of PLA aircraft and six PLAN vessels around itself.

In a post on X, the MND said, "10 sorties o...