Just three days after the inauguration of Lai Ching-te, a sudden move… Joint military exercises by army, navy, air force, and rocket force for two days
“Warships and military aircraft near Taiwan… Strong warning against external interference and provocation”,
Chinese navy military exercise in the Taiwan Strait / Photo provided by the Chinese Ministry of National Defense,
, ‘China’s military has begun large-scale military exercises effectively surrounding Taiwan just three days after Lai Ching-te took office.’,
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, ‘The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army announced through WeChat on today (23rd) that it will conduct joint military exercises for two days from 7:45 a.m. in the Taiwan Strait, as well as northern, southern, eastern parts of Taiwan, and the islands of Kinmen, Matsu, and others, mobilizing army, navy, air force, and rocket force troops.’,
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, ‘A spokesperson for the Eastern Theater Command stated that the focus of the exercise is on joint maritime and aerial combat readiness checks near Taiwan and joint precision attacks on targets, noting that warships and military aircraft have arrived at combat patrol units near Taiwan.’,
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, ‘The spokesperson declared, “This exercise is a strong disciplinary action against the ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces seeking ‘independence,’ as well as a stern warning against external interference and provocations.”‘,
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, “Lai Ching-te, the new president of Taiwan, stated in his inaugural speech on the 20th that he maintains the status quo in relations between China and Taiwan without directly mentioning ‘independence,’ but China strongly opposed Taiwan’s sovereignty claim as tantamount to ‘independence.'”,
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