Taipei, Feb. 16 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected the presence of three Chinese military aircraft and six naval vessels operating around its territory as of 6 am (local time) on Monday.

Nine of eleven sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).

In a post on X, the MND said, "Three PLA aircraft and six PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 am (UTC+8) today. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Saturday, Taiwan's MND reported eleven Chinese military aircraft and eight naval vessels around its border.

In a post on X, the MND said, "Eleven sorties of PLA aircraft and eight PLAN vessels opera...