Taipei, Feb. 2 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) has detected eight Chinese aircraft five naval vessels and one official ship operating around the island as of 6 am (UTC+8) on Sunday.

Among them, 6 aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).

Sharing a post on X, MND wrote, "8 PLA aircraft, 5 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 6 of the aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded accordingly."

On Saturday, Taiwan MND detected 1 Chinese aircraft and 6 vessels around its territory around the island.

"1 PLA aircraft and 6 PLA...