TAIPEI, Aug 5, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - Taipei's military said Chinese fighter jets and ships crossed the "median line" that runs down the Taiwan Strait on Friday, calling Beijing's latest military drills "highly provocative".

"As of 11am, multiple batches of Chinese warplanes and warships conducted exercises around the Taiwan Strait and crossed the median line of the strait," the defence ministry said in a statement.