China starts large-scale military exercises around Taiwan

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China has spent the latest rounds to confirm the exercise of large-scale military and coastal weaving around Taiwan, Beijing’s sovereignty and to solve their efforts to protect the nation’s independence.

Rams came on Tuesday TaiwanPresident Lai Ching is trying to improve military and civil preparation for the potential Chinese attack and protect against society and protect against society, and called the “hostile force” last month.

The People’s Salvation Army applied the “comprehensive control, sea and land targets and accounting and blockade operations in the land and missile forces of the sea, air, place and missile forces.”

Chinese Coast Guard has declared “law enforcement patrols” at the same time, which will notify, hold and maintain and maintain “unwanted ships.”

Pla sends aircraft and ships to the airspace and taihana near the nearest waters and almost daily and regularly calling battle preparation patrols.

Lai Office Office has held several rounds of larger drills near the Taiwan Office Taiwan The latest in mid-MarchBeijing strengthens a frightening campaign for several years.

Tuesday’s actions still appeared to include the most comprehensive sea maneuvers. According to the Defense Ministry of Taiwan, 19 plas were operated in the waters near Taiwan on Monday and Taywan on Tuesday.

This Chinese aircraft ship Shandong On Monday, the Taiwan military response region, armed forces and shade entered a self-announced area, which was followed by the territorial waters and airspace of foreign military actions.

The situation informed about Tuesday, Sandong approaches 24 seafood billion waters on the coast of Taiwan near Taiwan.

China’s coastguard called drilling “specific measures to control the island in accordance with the principle of one-China.” He broadcast a map that shows at least three flotilles around Taiwan.

Since Tuesday morning, no signs were caught, watching any vessels in the area where any Chinese coastal card ships were detained, watched, checked and detained.

However, his actions will be closely monitored, because in the east of Taiwan or east of the island, or the waters in the east, because the world’s busiest shipments are transported to Europe, because of East Asia’s energy imports and finished goods.

PLA’s East Theater Command, who is responsible for operations around Taiwan, “Separatized forces of Taiwan’s independence” is a spoken alert and a strong border “, a spokesperson for the East Theater Command.

Lai, in recent months, strengthening Taiwan’s defense position, strengthened the country’s most serious civil defense mobilization and the most serious defense mobilization plans to restore military trials Against Chinese infiltration and impact operations in Seacetime.

The Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said that the growth of military operations in China in the region is “The largest” problem “in the eyes of the international community,” said Pekin said.

The US Institute of Taiwan in Taiwan in the United States will continue to support Washington in front of the military, economic, information and diplomatic pressure campaign, “he said.

The United States is the only country that actively supports Taiwan’s security, although the President has Donald Trump Freering blamed Taipei About the American defense umbrella and the US semiconductor sector “steal”.

“Once again, China showed that this is not a responsible actor and there is no problem in risking the security and prosperity of the region,” the institute said in a statement. “China has no justification for irresponsible threats and military pressure operations near Taiwan.”