India, Jan. 27 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) has detected 28 Chinese aircraft and eight naval vessels around its region as of 6 am on Saturday.

In a statement posted on X, MND said: "28 PLA aircraft and 8 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 27 of the aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ."

Taiwan authorities said they are monitoring the situation and responded accordingly.

Taiwan reported the presence of Chinese vessels and aircraft in its territories in the past two days.

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