Taipei, April 6 -- Taiwan detected seven sorties of Chinese aircraft and seven Chinese naval vessels operating around it as of 6 am (local time) on Sunday, according to a statement by the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defence (MND).

In a post on X, the MND said, "7 sorties of PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today, 5 out of 7 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and eastern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded accordingly."

On Saturday, Taiwan's MND said that it detected 12 sorties of PLA aircraft and six PLAN vessels up until 6 am (local time).

"12 sorties of PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up unt...