Taipei, Nov. 19 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence on Wednesday (local time) said it has detected nine Chinese military aircraft, four naval vessels and two ships operating around its territorial waters.

Seven out of nine sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ, MND said in an 'X' post.

"9 sorties of PLA aircraft, 4 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 7 out of 9 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded," Taiwan's MND wrote on 'X'.

Earlier on Monday, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected eight Chinese military aircraft, eight naval vessels and two shi...