Taipei, April 27 -- Taiwan detected 22 Chinese military aircraft circling the island country from Saturday morning, the Ministry of National Defence said.

The aircraft that were tracked along the southeastern coast of mainland China, and were in various types (including SU-30, KJ-500, UAVs, etc.)

"Overall 22 PLA aircraft in various types (including SU-30, KJ-500, UAVs, etc.) were detected along the southeastern coast of Mainland China from 0930hr today. Out of which, 12 crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the north and central parts of Taiwan's ADIZ," the Ministry of National Defence of Taiwan wrote in a post on X.

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