Taipei, June 9 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected seven sorties of Chinese aircraft, eight Chinese naval vessels operating near its territorial waters as of 6 am (local time) on Monday.

Out of seven, five sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern and eastern ADIZ.

In a post on X, Taiwan's MND stated, "7 sorties of PLA aircraft and 8 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 5 out of 7 sorties entered Taiwan's southwestern and eastern ADIZ. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded accordingly."

Earlier, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Sunday reported 11 sorties of Chinese aircraft, seven Chinese naval vessels detected operatin...