China continues to maneuver around Taiwan, condemning the “simulated attack.”

Taiwan condemned this Saturday that Chinese warships and aircraft once again crossed the center line of the Formosa Strait in a “possible simulated attack” during the third day of military maneuvers in retaliation for the visit of the President of the United States Congress to the island. Nancy Pelosi.

In a message posted on the official Twitter account, the island’s Ministry of National Defense assured that the target of this simulated attack would be a “valuable asset.”

Some media, such as Taiwan’s official news agency CNA, added, also referring to the portfolio, that this would be a test of a possible attack on the island. Taiwan.

This is reported by the official Chinese newspaper. Global TimesSaturday’s maneuvers included “realistic combat joint air and sea exercises” in areas to the north, southwest and east Taiwan”focusing on ground attack and attack from the sea with systemic support.”

In reply, Taiwan issued an alert and deployed air and sea patrols, and activated its land-based missile systems, as was done yesterday in the face of a “decisive provocation” of several ships and aircraft crossing the channel’s center line China.

Up to 49 planes crossed the aforementioned imaginary line this Friday, which functions as an unofficial border but is tacitly enforced by authorities, according to the ministry. China D Taiwan during the last decades.

Simulated drones, medical drills and patrols

In another separate statement, the Taiwanese military portfolio said up to seven Chinese drone incursions into the Taipei-controlled Kinmen Islands were detected this Friday, despite being located just 5 kilometers from the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen.

In addition, on the islands of Matsu and Dongyin, also off the coast of China, Taiwanese forces launched warning rockets to deter various drones and other unidentified aircraft.

Meanwhile, the People’s Liberation Army of China (PLA) organized a medical exercise, turning a high-speed train into a mobile hospital for more than 100 patients. China Morning Post will be a demonstration of military readiness for possible losses or injuries.

In addition, the military released a photo of a soldier using binoculars to monitor a Taiwanese warship, believed to be off the island’s east coast.

The EPL’s movements are part of the military maneuvers it has been conducting since Thursday and will last until Sunday in response to Pelosi’s visit, which so far has included live fire and long-range missile launches.

These exercises take place in six zones around the island, one of them is about 20 kilometers from the coast of Kaohsiung, the main city of the southern part of the island. Taiwan.

“Irresponsible blocking”, according to Taiwan.

Although in recent years China conducted other exercises in the strait TaiwanThis week they differ in that “they cover a larger area, include more military elements and are expected to be very effective,” Chinese defense experts quoted local media as saying.

Taiwan described the Chinese military presence in the aforementioned areas as a “blockade”, while Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen called “a deliberately increased military threat” China from “irresponsible”.

Chinain which Pelosi’s visit, according to CNA, the highest-ranking U.S. official in 25 years, is described as a “farce” and a “regrettable betrayal”, asserts island sovereignty, and views Taiwan as a rebellious province following the departure of the Kuomintang Nationalists. there in 1949, after the defeat in the civil war with the communists.

Yesterday, Beijing announced a slew of sanctions against Pelosi and her immediate family and stepped up its crackdown by suspending mechanisms to cooperate with Washington on litigation, climate change, repatriation of illegal immigrants, criminal justice assistance, or the fight against transnational crime.

(As reported by EFE)

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