Taipei, May 10 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) said that seven 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 Saturday.

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

In a post on X, Taiwan's MND stated, "7 sorties of PLA aircraft, 8 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 4 out of 7 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southeastern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded accordingly."

Earlier on Friday, Taiwan's MND said that 14 sorties of...