Taipei, Feb. 26 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) reported detecting 11 Chinese aircraft, 14 naval vessels and two official ships near the island on Wednesday.

Of the 11 aircraft, nine crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the island's northern, central, southwestern and southeastern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), the MND said.

The MND said in a post on X, " 11 PLA aircraft, 14 PLAN vessels and 2 official ships operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 9 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, central, southwestern and southeastern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Tuesday, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND...