Taipei [Taiwan], February 16 (ANI): Amid escalating tensions, the Taiwan Ministry of National Defence tracked eight Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels around Taiwan, Taiwan News reported. The aircraft and vessels were tracked between 6 am (local time) on Thursday and 6 am (local time) on Friday. Out of the eight People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, one entered the southwest corner of Taiwan’s air defence identification zone (ADIZ), according to the MND. However, no PLA aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line during that time. In response, Taiwan sent aircraft and nava…