Taipei, Dec. 28 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected three sorties of Chinese aircraft, seven naval vessels around the country as of 6 am (local time) on Sunday.

"3 sorties of PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 3 out of 3 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded, " the MND said in an X post.

Earlier on Saturday, MND had said that 13 sorties of Chinese PLA aircraft and seven PLAN naval vessels were spotted operating around Taiwan until 6 am (local time).

The ministry said 12 of the 13 aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern...