Taipei, June 29 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected the presence of seven 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, the MND detected the presence of six Chinese naval vessels around itself.

In a post on X, the MND said, "6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. ROC Armed Forces have moni...