Taipei, Nov. 29 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) reported on Saturday that 12 sorties by People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line and flew into the island's southern and southeastern air defence identification zone (ADIZ).

The MND said the aircraft involved included the Shenyang J-16, the Xian H-6 (a Chinese twin-engine jet heavy bomber), and the KJ-500.

"Overall, 12 sorties of #PLA aircraft in various types (including J-16, H-6, KJ-500, etc.) were detected from 0740hr today. All sorties crossed the median line and entered the southern and southeastern ADIZ, heading to the West Pacific for a long-distance flight," Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence wrote on X.

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