Chinese troops carried out another round of exercises near Taiwan last week to improve joint fighting, the People’s Liberation Army said on Monday, after a Chinese island reported that something was amiss.
Taiwan has complained over the past two years about the regular operation of Chinese troops in its vicinity, especially in the southern and southwestern part of the island’s air defense unit, or ADIZ. The Taiwanese Air Force has flown aircraft on Friday to warn 18 Chinese planes that have entered their air defense base, and reported on their arrival on Saturday and Sunday, even though there were fewer flights.
The People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theater Command said in a statement that naval and air force supplies carried out tests from Friday to Sunday in eastern and southwestern Taiwan “to further test and improve the combined combat capabilities of many services and weapons”. It did not expand.
Taiwan’s defense ministry said China had sent bombs, fighters and anti-submarine aircraft. No shots were fired and the Chinese plane was not flying over Taiwan’s airspace, but on its ADIZ, Taiwan’s vast and vigilant watchdog is working to provide more. time to respond to any threats.
Taiwan has raised its awareness since Russia invaded Ukraine, warning China is making a similar move, although the Taipei government has not reported any signs that this will happen. Responding to questions in parliament on Monday, Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said China was still “dangerous.” But we are determined to protect our country, “he said.
Japan last week reported eight Chinese warships, including an airline, passing through islands south of Japan’s Okinawa, in northeastern Taiwan. he has never abandoned the use of force to bring the democratic state of Taiwan under his control, and the Taiwan Strait remains a potential military base.
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