Taipei, March 11 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected the presence of six Chinese naval vessels operating around their territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Wednesday.

Taiwanese forces said they monitored the situation and responded.

In a post on X, the MND said, "6 PLAN vessel operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. ROC Armed Forces 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."

Earlier on March 10, Taiwan's MND detected the presence of six Chinese naval vessels operating around itself.

In a post on X, MND said, "6 PLAN vessel operating around Taiwan were detected up ...