Of particular concern was the fact that 35 of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southwest Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).
As the Chinese ships entered restricted waters around Taiwan on Thursday, Taiwan's Coast Guard on Thursday drove China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels away and dispatched patrol boats to gather evidence, reported Focus Taiwan.
As Taiwan's new President-elect, Lai Ching-te's swearing in ceremony draws near, the island's coastguard has ramped up patrols over the weekend amid increasing presence of Chinese vessels, according to Al Jazeera.
According to the ministry's statement, as many as 18 Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and four People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels were detected in the vicinity of Taiwan up until 6 am local time (UTC+8) that day.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND), on Friday, detected eight Chinese aircraft and eight People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels, operating around Taiwan.
Taiwan's Ministry of Defence said that 19 of the aircrafts crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southwest sector and eastern air defence identification zone (ADIZ).
According to official statements released on Wednesday, a total of 45 PLA aircraft and 6 vessels from China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) were detected operating near Taiwan as of 6 am local time.