Taipei, Jan. 24 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Saturday said that it detected 26 sorties of Chinese aircraft and six People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels operating around Taiwan up to 6 am (UTC+8).

In a post on X, the MND said that 18 out of the 26 PLA sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's northern, central and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).

"26 sorties of PLA and 6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6am. (UTC+8) toda.18 out of 26 sorties crossed the media lineand entered Taiwan's northern, central and southwestern ADIZ.We have monitored the situationand responded," MND said.

On Friday, Taiwan's MND detected overall 23 sorties ...