Taipei, Jan. 2 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected six naval vessels, an official ship and two balloons around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Friday.

The MND said they responded according to the situation.

In a post on X, the MND said, "6 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 2 PRC balloons were detected during this timeframe. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Thursday, Taiwan detected three sorties of Chinese military aircraft, 17 naval vessels and eight official ships operating around its territorial waters. Of the three, one sortie crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ.

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