International Desk: China has started military exercises around Taiwan on Saturday, August 19. The country has also issued a stern warning to Taiwan. News agency, AFP. Taiwan’s Vice President, Willian Lai, recently visited the United States. China is very busy with this. After that, China started military exercises around Taiwan. Lai stopped in New York on his way to Paraguay.
The US held a meeting with important leaders there. Lai will run in Taiwan’s presidential election next January. On Saturday, China again called Lai a ‘troublemaker’. At the same time, the country has pledged to take firm steps to protect national sovereignty and territorial integrity. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Eastern Theater Command has launched joint air and sea patrols and military exercises around Taiwan.
Xinhua News Agency quoted the country’s military spokesman, Xi Yi, as saying: Xinhua also reported that the purpose of the exercise is to seize control of the PLA’s air and sea routes and test its ability to fight in real combat situations. It added that the drills are a stern warning to “Taiwan independence” separatists to collude with foreign elements and their provocations. China claims Taiwan as its territory. The country has vowed to take over Taiwan by force if necessary.
