Taipei, April 24 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) detected the presence of two sorties of Chinese military aircraft and seven vessels operating around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Friday.

The MND said they responded to the situation.

In a post on X, it said, "2 sorties of PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Thursday, Taiwan detected the presence of 15 sorties of Chinese aircraft, five vessels and an official ship around itself.

In a post on X, the MND said, "15 sorties of PLA aircraft, 5 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (U...