Taipei, May 16 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Friday detected 21 sorties of People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and 6 People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels near its territory.

Of the 21 aircraft, all crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the island's northern, southwestern, and eastern air defence identification zones (ADIZ).

Sharing a post on X, MND wrote, 21 sorties of PLA aircraft, 6 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 21 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, southwestern and eastern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded."

MND on Thursday detected 29 sorties of People's Liberation ...