India, July 20 -- Taiwan's Ministry of Defense has said it has detected 11 Chinese aircraft, 10 naval vessels, and one official ship between 6 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, media reports said.

Seven of the aircraft reportedly crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the nation's northern, central, and southwestern air defense identification zone, or ADIZ, reported Taiwan News.

Taiwan responded to the situation and sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed coastal-based missile systems to monitor Chinese activity.

The basis of China's claim over Taiwan dates back to 1945 when Japan lost its control over the island in 1945,post-World War Two.

The 1949 Chinese civil war lead to communists taking control and Chiang Kai-she...