Taipei, May 4 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected eight sorties of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, seven vessels from the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), and one official Chinese ship operating around Taiwan up to 6 am (UTC+8) on Sunday.

Six of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, entering Taiwan's northern, southwestern, and eastern Air Defence Identification Zones (ADIZ). Taiwan has been closely monitoring the situation and has responded accordingly.

Sharing a post on X, MND wrote, "8 sorties of PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 6 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, s...