Taipei, Feb. 13 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected 42 sorties of Chinese military aircraft and 11 naval vessels operating around itself as of 6 am (local time) on Friday.

Of the 42, 32 crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, central, southwestern and eastern ADIZ.

In a post on X, the MND said, "42 sorties of PLA aircraft and 11 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 32 out of 42 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, central, southwestern and eastern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Thursday, Taiwan detected overall 37 sorties of PLA aircraft.

In a post on X, the MND said, "Overall 37 sorties of PLA aircraft...