TAIPEI: Taiwan's defense ministry said Friday it had detected a Chinese balloon crossing the so-called median line that bisects the sensitive strait separating the island from China.

"1 PRC (People's Republic of China) balloon was detected at 11:52 (0352 GMT) yesterday after crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait... 101 nautical miles (187 kilometers) southwest of Keelung," said the ministry, referring to a city in northern Taiwan.

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