TAIPEI [Taiwan], Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) said on Sunday that 22 Chinese military aircraft and four Chinese naval ships were spotted around Taiwan as of 6 a.m. Sunday. According to Taiwan MND, a total of 12 Chinese military aircraft were spotted crossing the midline of the Taiwan Strait from 6 a.m. (local time) until 6 a.m. (local time) on Saturday, Central News Agency (CNA) reported. An unspecified number were also involved, located about 68 kilometers from Keelung. In response to Chinese activities, Taiwanese armed forces monitored the situation and deployed CAP aircraft, naval ships, and coastal missile systems. At 6 o'clock this morning, an aircraft crossed the midline of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's northern ADIZ. The graphic released by Taiwan's MND said #ROCArmedForces monitored the situation from 8:43 am (local time) to 12:52 pm (local time) on Saturday, about 97 nautical miles from Keelung. One or both along the midline of the strait, which has continued PLA activities The type of Chinese military aircraft identified has not been routinely in the waters and airspace around Taiwan since September 2020, CN reported. The ADIZ is a self-declared zone in which a country claims the right to detect and control incoming foreign aircraft, CNA reported. However, it is not part of the country's territorial airspace as defined by international law.