“The People’s Liberation Army of China continued to conduct joint practical exercises and training in the sea and airspace around the island of Taiwan, with a focus on conducting joint submarine and maritime strike operations,” the Chinese Army’s Eastern Command said in a statement.
Monday’s exercises will focus on anti-submarine operations and air strikes against target ships, the statement said.
However, authorities have not specified the location of these additional maneuvers or whether they retain the six zones they have been held in in recent days, one of which is located just 20 kilometers from Kaohsiung, the main city of the southern Chinese island.
The last maneuvers were on Sunday
On Sunday, which was supposed to be the last day of the maneuvers, although Beijing never officially confirmed their completion, the exercise focused on “testing joint firepower for ground attacks and long-range air attacks.” his armed forces.
The first four days of maneuvers were extended to the six above-mentioned areas around the island, where air and sea space were closed, and included live firing and long-range missile launches, some of which fell into coastal waters. official protest by the Japanese government.
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said in those days that numerous Chinese warships and aircraft crossed the middle line of the Formosa Strait, which is in practice an unofficial border but is still tacitly respected by Taipei and Beijing.
In response to China’s actions and to test its “combat readiness,” the self-ruled island announced that it would conduct military exercises in Pingtung County tomorrow, Tuesday and next Thursday, including live artillery fire, a Taiwanese source said. CNA agency.
Source: La Opinion
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