TAIPEI: Taiwan's Defense Ministry said on Thursday that 32 Chinese military planes were detected around the island in a 24-hour window, the second-highest number of such aircraft this year.

In the 24 hours leading up to 6 a.m. on Thursday, five naval ships were also detected operating around Taiwan, the ministry said in a statement, adding that 20 of the aircraft "crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait."

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