Taipei, Dec. 29 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) detected two sorties of Chinese aircraft and nine naval vessels operating around the country as of 6 am (local time) on Monday.

"2 sorties of PLA aircraft, 9 PLAN vessels and 2 official ships operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. The ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded," the MND said in a post on X.

Earlier on Sunday, the MND had detected three sorties of Chinese aircraft and seven naval vessels operating around Taiwan's territory.

"3 sorties of PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. Three out of three sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's sout...