Taipei, March 23 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected the presence of seven Chinese naval vessels and three official ships operating around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Monday.

In a post on X, the MND said, "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."

Earlier on Sunday, Taiwan detected the presence of six Chinese naval vessels and an official ship.

In a post on X, the MND said, "6 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8...