Taipei, May 8 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) said that five sorties of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, eight People's Liberation Army Naval (PLAN) vessels and one official ship were detected operating around Taiwan until 6 am (local time) on Thursday.

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

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

Earlier on Wednesday, Taiwan's MND said that nine sorties o...