Taipei, Feb. 1 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence stated that it detected one Chinese aircraft and six naval vessels around the island as of 6 am (UTC+8) on Saturday.

In a post on X, Taiwan MND said, " 1 PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded accordingly."

On Friday, Taiwan MND detected seven Chinese aircraft and five naval vessels in its territory around the island.

"7 PLA aircraft and 5 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 5 of the aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and Southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded acc...