Taipei, Feb. 18 -- Taiwan recorded 8 sorties of People's Liberation Army aircraft, 9 naval vessels and one official ship operating near its territory till 6 am (local time) on Tuesday, according to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND).

As per the Taiwan Defence Ministry, four out of the eight sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ.

"8 sorties of PLA aircraft, 9 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 4 out of 8 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded accordingly," Taiwan's MND stated in a post on X.

Earlier on Monday, Taiwan reported heightened Chinese militar...