Taipei, July 12 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Saturday (local time) said it detected one People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessel and four official Chinese ships operating around Taiwan.

In a post on X, the MND said the Republic of China (ROC) Armed Forces monitored the situation and responded accordingly.

"1 PLAN vessels and 4 official ships operating around #Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. #ROCArmedForces 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," the MND said in its post.

On Saturday, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected the presence of a Chinese naval vessel and...