Taipei, Feb. 6 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected 8 sorties of PLA aircraft and six PLAN vessels operating around its territorial waters as of 6 am (UTC+8) on Friday.

Of the 8 sorties, 6 crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern and eastern ADIZ.

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

Earlier on Thursday, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected 12 sorties of Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels operating around its territorial waters as of 6...