Taipei, May 6 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected the presence of seven Chinese naval vessels and an official ship operating around its territorial waters on Wednesday.

The MND said they monitored the situation and responded.

In a post on X, the MND said, "7 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan detected 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 Tuesday, Taiwan detected the presence of a Chinese sortie, six naval vessels and an official ship operating around its territorial waters.

In a post on X, the MND said, "1 sorties of PLA aircraft, 6 PLAN...