Taipei, March 4 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected the presence of five Chinese naval vessels and an official ship around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Wednesday.

Taiwan's defence forces monitored the situation and responded.

In a post on X, the MND said, "5 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. We have monitored the situation and responded. Illustration of flight path is not provided due to no PLA aircraft operating around Taiwan were detected during this timeframe."

Earlier on Tuesday, Taiwan's MND detected the presence of five Chinese naval vessels operating around its territorial waters.

In a post on X, the MND said, "5 PLAN vessel op...