Taipei, June 21 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected the presence of two sorties of Chinese Military aircraft, eight naval vessels and four official ships operating around its territorial waters as of 6AM (local time) on Sunday.

The MND monitored the situation and responded.

In a post on X, it said, "2 sorties of PLA aircraft, 8 PLAN vessels and 4 official ships operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Saturday, the MND said it detected five sorties of PLA aircraft, nine PLAN vessels and five official ships operating around itself.

In a post on X, it said, "5 sorties of PLA aircraft, 9 PLAN vessels and 5 official ships ope...