An unnamed source told the Reuters news agency that the Chinese military is expanding today (Wednesday) the maneuvers around the Taiwan Strait.
The exercises simulate a scenario of taking over the island, although officially they were supposed to end last Sunday.
After a week of tensions with the US over the visit to Taipei by the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, the People's Army of the Communist regime in Beijing continues to send messages to the West, the US and especially neighboring Taiwan.
While PLA keeps up their harassment around Taiwan, service members of #ROCArmedForces stand on their ground 24/7 with their heads cool to defend our territory and sovereignty.
We devote ourselves to a peaceful and stable Taiwan Strait that all share and enjoy.
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— 國防部 Ministry of National Defense, ROC 🇹🇼 (@MoNDefense) August 10, 2022
In the documentation published by China's state news agency, helicopters and fighter jets are seen.
However, an anonymous source told Reuters this morning that in addition, about 20 Chinese and Taiwanese warships were seen facing each other, near the unofficial sea line that separates the countries.
"We will not give up the use of force, and we reserve the option to take all necessary measures. This is to guard against external interference and any separatist activity," the Chinese government said in a statement.
Many believe that China could repeat the scenario that happened in Ukraine, where Russian forces gathered for months on the shared border for "military exercises", a deception that continued with a ground invasion on February 24 and the largest maneuver on European soil since World War II.
Chinese citizens protest against the United States following Nancy Pelosi's visit to the country, photo: none
"Army soldiers are on guard 24 hours a day, seven days a week, ready to defend our sovereignty," Taiwan's Ministry of Defense posted in a video recording on social media.
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