Taipei, Feb. 22 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) detected 8 sorties of People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and 7 People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels operating around Taiwan as of 6 am (UTC+8) on Saturday.

The MND further noted that 3 of these sorties crossed the median line, entering Taiwan's northern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).

Additionally, Taiwan also recorded 3 Chinese balloons during this time period.

In a post on X, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said, "8 sorties of PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and 2 official ships operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 3 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern ADIZ....