Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence reported on Friday, 26 sorties of PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and one official ship operating around its territory.

Sharing the details in a post on X, it said, "26 sorties of PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 24 out of 26 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Thursday, MND noted a record surge in Chinese military activity with 48 PLA aircraft, 9 PLAN vessels and one official ship on Thursday.