Taipei, Aug. 21 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected 22 Chinese aircraft and five Chinese Naval vessels operating around its territorial waters as of 6 am on Thursday (local time).

As per the MND, of the 22 aircraft, 15 crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ.

In a post on X, MND said, "22 sorties of PLA aircraft and 5 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 15 out of 22 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded accordingly."

Earlier on Wednesday, Taiwan's MND detected 21 Chinese aircraft and seven Chinese Naval vessels operating around its territorial waters.

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