Taipei, Feb. 18 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence on Wednesday recorded the presence of 5 PLAN vessels and 1 PRC balloon around its territory.

Sharing the details in a post on X, the MND said, "5 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 1 PRC balloon was detected during this timeframe. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded."

On Tuesday, MND had reported "5 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 1 PRC balloon was detected during this timeframe. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded."

https://x.com/MoNDefense/status/2023563044165742976?s=20

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