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- China’s military exercise continues near Taiwan
- China upset over Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan
China’s military exercise: China continued its unprecedented military drills around Taiwan on Monday. Angered by the visit of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, China has started the exercise, which was to end on August 7. China claims that it is part of the island. The Eastern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said on Monday that it would continue its military exercises off the island of Taiwan, with emphasis on anti-submarine operations and air strikes, China’s official newspaper ‘Global Times’ reported. is on doing. The PLA conducted joint exercises in six areas around the island from August 4 to 7 involving all its armed units.
island capture exercises
The PLA went ahead with the plan on Sunday and continued realistic warfare joint exercises in the sea and airspace around the island of Taiwan and conducted island capture exercises, the state-run newspaper reported. The PLA command said in a press release late Sunday that its forces continued scheduled joint combat training exercises in the waters and airspace around the island of Taiwan on Sunday. The focus was on testing joint strike capabilities to target surface targets and long-range air targets, according to state-run Xinhua news. Under Theater Command, the Air Force deployed a variety of aircraft, including early warning aircraft, bomber aircraft, fighter aircraft, etc.
Several fighter planes practiced
The Air Force jointly practiced precision strikes on targets in conjunction with long-range multiple rocket systems and conventional missile troops. They were supported by naval and air combat systems. Several bombers flew north to south and south to north across the Taiwan Strait, while several fighter jets conducted joint exercises with destroyers and warships. Air Force Officer Zhang Xie of the PLA Eastern Theater Command said that during the operation under information-based conditions, the tactics of combat systems were tested and capabilities to destroy key island targets were improved, according to the news. No official announcement has been made about when this exercise will end.
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