Taipei, Jan. 1 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected three sorties of Chinese military aircraft, 17 naval vessels and eight official ships operating around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Thursday.

Of the three, one sortie crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ.

In a post on X, the MND said, "(U) 3 sorties of PLA aircraft, 17 PLAN vessels and 8 official ships operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 1 out of 3 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Wednesday, Taiwan detected 77 PLA aircraft, 17 PLAN vessels and eight official ships operating around itself.

In a pos...