Taipei, Sept. 20 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) has reported Chinese military activity around its territory, with five sorties by aircraft of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and five People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels detected up until 6 am on Saturday, a significant decrease from what was reported the day prior.

The ministry said three of the five sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the island's northern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).

"5 sorties of PLA aircraft and 5 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 3 out of 5 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded...