China launches two days of military drills around Taiwan, surrounding the island with navy vessels and aircraft, which it says is a 'serious warning.'
China launches two days of military drills around Taiwan, surrounding the island with navy vessels and aircraft, which it says is a "serious warning." China 's foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin describes Beiing's military exercise around Taiwan as a "serious warning." / Photo: Reuters
China launched two days of military drills around Taiwan, surrounding the island with navy vessels and aircraft as"strong punishment" for"separatist acts", state media reported. Thursday and Friday's drills, code-named Joint Sword-2024A, will"focus on joint sea-air combat-readiness patrol, joint seizure of comprehensive battlefield control, and joint precision strikes on key targets", Xinhua reported.
The news agency reported military spokesman Li Xi as saying the exercises"involve the patrol of vessels and planes closing in on areas around the island of Taiwan and integrated operations inside and outside the island chain to test the joint real combat capabilities of the forces of the command". The last time China announced similar military exercises around the island was in August last year after Lai, then vice president, stopped over in the United States on a visit to Paraguay.
"It is regrettable to see China using unilateral, provocative military behaviour that threatens Taiwan's democracy and freedom as well as regional peace and stability," presidential spokeswoman Karen Kuo said in a statement.US Lieutenant General Stephen Sklenka said China's military drills around Taiwan were expected but"concerning."
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