Taipei, April 13 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence on Monday detected the presence of 7 PLAN vessels, 3 official ships operating around its territory.

Sharing the details on X, the MND said that, "7 PLAN vessels and 3 official ships operating around Taiwan 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."

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