(ANSA) - BEIJING, 04 AUG - China has kicked off, at 12 local time (6 in Italy), the largest military exercises made around Taiwan in a growing tensions in response to the visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi .
Official media recall that these are "military workers and large-scale training" which include live launching of artillery and missile shells in six off-limits sea-faring areas for navigation and overflight, in a test of strength by the People's Liberation Army. (Pla).
More areas border into Taiwan's territorial and inland waters, as well as Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone.
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