Taipei, Jan. 10 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected the presence of three sorties of Chinese military aircraft and six naval vessels operating around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Saturday.

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

In a post on X, the MND said, "3 sorties of PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels 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 Friday, the MND detected the presence of 23 Chinese military aircraft, six naval vessels and an official ship. Of the 23, 19 crossed the median line...