Chinese: China is holding live-fire drills off the coast of its southwestern Fujian state facing Taiwan, only a month after a large air-and-sea drilling it called consequence for Taiwan’s president rejecting Beijing’s claims of sovereignty. According to a notice from the Maritime Safety Administration, life fire drills were taking place near the Pingtan islands off Fujian state from 9am to 1pm. Boats were instructed to avoid the place. It did not offer further information.
The defence ministry in Taiwan claimed that China conducted drills as part of an annual training. It is undisputed that it is one of the way to increase the deterrent effect in accordance with the dynamics of the Taiwan Strait, the statement continued.
Taiwan is a self-governing peninsula that Beijing claims is a part of China. In recent years, conflicts have erupted around the problem. China has expanded its reach in Taiwan’s lakes and stars. It then increasingly enlists large numbers of military and warplanes in military exercises close to Taiwan, and its coast guard conducts patrols.
China conducted a one-day military training last week to practice the” sealing off of crucial ports and important locations.” Taiwan counted a document one-day full of 153 plane, 14 military vessels, and 12 Foreign authorities ships.
In response to Chinese movements, the US has continued to host what it calls “freedom of routing” routes through the Taiwan Strait. The small group of sea that distinguishes China and Taiwan was traversed on Sunday by the battleship USS Higgins and the French ship HMCS Vancouver.
As part of its efforts to strengthen its defence presence in the Asia-Pacific region, Germany sent two ships through the Taiwan Strait next month.
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