China says it has conducted “precision missile strikes' in the Taiwan Strait as part of military exercises by its navy, air force and other departments in six zones surrounding the island.
Taiwan military vessels are seen in Keelung Harbor in Taiwan, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Taiwan has put its military on alert and staged civil defense drills. – China conducted “precision missile strikes” Thursday in waters off Taiwan's coasts as part of military exercises that haveto their highest level in decades following a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Japan's Defense Ministry also speculated that four missiles flew over Taipei, the capital city, crossing the mainland, according to a statement its embassy in D.C. posted on Twitter. Taiwan's Defense Ministry did not deny the claim, saying that the flight path was"outside the atmosphere and is not harmful to the vast area on the ground it flies over."this week by Pelosi and are intended to advertise China’s threat to attack the self-governing island republic.
“China has chosen to overreact and use the speaker’s visit as a pretext to increase provocative military activity in and around the Taiwan Strait,” he said Thursday. “We will not be deterred from operating in the seas and the skies of the Western Pacific consistent with international law, as we have for decades supporting Taiwan and defending a free and open Indo-Pacific.”
“We are calm and not impulsive, we are reasonable and not provocative,” she said. “But we will also be firm and not back down.”Taiwan's Defense Ministry said its forces are on alert and monitoring the situation, while seeking to avoid escalating tensions.were held last week and notices were placed on designated air raid shelters months ago.
Lu Chuan-hsiong, 63, was enjoying his morning swim, saying he wasn't worried. “Because Taiwanese and Chinese, we’re all one family. There’s a lot of mainlanders here, too,” he said.Those who have to work on the ocean were more concerned. Fishermen are likely to be the most affected by the drills, which cover six different areas surrounding Taiwan, part of which come into the island's territorial waters.“It's very close.
On Thursday, the U.S. Navy said its USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier was operating in the Philippine Sea, east of Taiwan, as part of “normal scheduled operations."
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