Taipei [Taiwan], October 1 (ANI): Tensions between China and Taiwan are escalating day by day, with a surge in Chinese military aircraft and naval vessels encircling the island, fuelling fears of a potential conflict, Taiwan News reported. On Tuesday morning (local time), the Ministry of National Defence (MND) stated that it detected eight Chinese military aircraft and two naval vessels around Taiwan. According to the MND, of the eight People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, four crossed the Taiwan Strait median line in the country’s northern and southwestern air defence identification zone (…