Taipei, Oct. 16 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected 23 Chinese military aircraft, eight Chinese naval vessels and two official ships operating around its territorial waters as of 6 am on Thursday (local time).

As per the MND, of the 23 sorties, 21 crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, southwestern and eastern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).

In a post on X, the MND said, "23 PLA aircraft, 8 PLAN vessels and 2 official ships operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 21 out of 23 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, southwestern and eastern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded."

On Wednesday, Taiwan detected 16 Chinese aircraft, 13 n...