HONG KONG /XIANGGANG/, March 6. /TASS/. Taiwan registered 10 People’s Liberation Army planes and 4 ships in the area adjacent to the island Monday, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry tweeted.

"10 PLA aircraft and 4 PLA [Navy] vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today," the tweet reads.

According to the tweet, a Y-8 reconnaissance plane and a BZK-005 long-range drone entered the Taiwanese Air Defense Identification Zone. An air patrol scrambled in response, in addition to radio warnings being broadcasted and air defense missile systems being deployed.