TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s defense ministry on Tuesday detailed the surge in Chinese warplane activity around the island during war games the previous day, saying it had detected a record 153 Chinese military aircraft.

China held a single day of what it called “Joint Sword-2024B” drills on Monday as a warning against “separatist acts,” following last week’s national day speech by Taiwan President Lai Ching-te that Beijing denounced.

In its daily update on Chinese military activity…