Taiwan’s defence ministry says it spotted 58 Chinese aircraft and nine ships around its main island on second day of drills.
China’s military has staged “simulated joint precision strikes on key targets in Taiwan” during a second day of drills launched near the island in the wake of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s brief visit to the United States.
The announcement on Sunday came as Taiwan’s defence ministry said it had detected multiple Chinese air force sorties and was monitoring Beijing’s missile forces.
China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, began the three days of military exercises around the island on Saturday, the day after Tsai Ing-wen returned from the US, where she held a meeting with the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy.
Chinese state television reported the combat readiness patrols and drills around Taiwan were continuing.
“Under the unified command of the theatre joint operations command centre, multiple types of units carried out simulated joint precision strikes on key targets on Taiwan island and the surrounding sea areas, and continue to maintain an offensive posture around the island,” it said.
Taiwan’s defence ministry said that as of Sunday midday (04:00 GMT), it had spotted 58 Chinese aircraft, including Su-30 fighters and H-6 bombers, as well as nine warships around the self-ruled island.
China begins three days of military drills in Taiwan Strait
The ministry said it was paying particular attention to the People’s Liberation Army’s Rocket Force, which is in charge of China’s land-based missile system.
China simulates ‘strikes on targets in Taiwan’ as drills continue.
Taiwan’s defence ministry says it spotted 58 Chinese aircraft and nine ships around its main island on second day of drills.
China’s military has staged “simulated joint precision strikes on key targets in Taiwan” during a second day of drills launched near the island in the wake of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s brief visit to the United States.
The announcement on Sunday came as Taiwan’s defence ministry said it had detected multiple Chinese air force sorties and was monitoring Beijing’s missile forces.
China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, began the three days of military exercises around the island on Saturday, the day after Tsai Ing-wen returned from the US, where she held a meeting with the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy.
Chinese state television reported the combat readiness patrols and drills around Taiwan were continuing.
“Under the unified command of the theatre joint operations command centre, multiple types of units carried out simulated joint precision strikes on key targets on Taiwan island and the surrounding sea areas, and continue to maintain an offensive posture around the island,” it said.
Taiwan’s defence ministry said that as of Sunday midday (04:00 GMT), it had spotted 58 Chinese aircraft, including Su-30 fighters and H-6 bombers, as well as nine warships around the self-ruled island.
China begins three days of military drills in Taiwan Strait
The ministry said it was paying particular attention to the People’s Liberation Army’s Rocket Force, which is in charge of China’s land-based missile system.
By Richard Koomson| mediacentralonline.info |Ghana
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