China announces ‘punishment’ drills around Taiwan after inauguration of new president
Taiwan’s military said its forces were on alert and it was confident it could protect the island in response to the actions of the PLAChina has launched two days of military drills surrounding Taiwan, as “punishment” for what it called the “separatist acts” of holding an election and inaugurating a new president.Chinese state media claimed that dozens of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) fighter jets carrying live missiles had carried out mock strikes against “high value military targets”, operating alongside navy and rocket forces. Continue reading...
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Taiwan’s military said its forces were on alert and it was confident it could protect the island in response to the actions of the PLA
China has launched two days of military drills surrounding Taiwan, as “punishment” for what it called the “separatist acts” of holding an election and inaugurating a new president.
Chinese state media claimed that dozens of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) fighter jets carrying live missiles had carried out mock strikes against “high value military targets”, operating alongside navy and rocket forces. Continue reading...