Taipei, May 15 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected 29 sorties of People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, nine People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels, and two ships detected around the island as of 6 am (UTC+8) today.

Eighteen of the aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line and entered the island's northern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).

Sharing a post on X, MND wrote, "29 sorties of PLA aircraft, 9 PLAN vessels and 2 official ships operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 18 out of 29 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded."

On Wednesday, MND had detected 35 sorties...