Taipei, March 7 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense on Saturday detected two sorties of Chinese aircraft, six naval vessels and an official ship around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Saturday.

Both the sorties entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ.

In a post on X, the MND said, "2 PLA aircraft, 6 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 2 out of 2 sorties entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on March 6, Taiwan detected the presence of seven Chinese naval vessels and two official ships operating around itself.

In a post on X, it said, "7 PLAN vessels and 2 official ships operating around ...