Taipei, July 13 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Sunday said it detected five Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels and 10 official ships operating around Taiwan's territorial waters.

In a post on X, the MND said Taiwan's armed forces monitored the situation and responded accordingly.

"5 PLAN vessels and 10 official ships operating around #Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded. No flight path illustration is provided, as we did not detect #PLA aircraft operating around Taiwan during this timeframe," the ministry said in its post.

On Sunday, Taiwan's MND detected one People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessel and four official Chinese sh...