Chinese fighter jets and warships simulated strikes on Taiwan Sunday as they encircled the island during a second straight day of military drills that were launched in response to its president meeting the US House speaker.
The exercises sparked condemnation from Taipei and calls for restraint from Washington, which said it was"monitoring Beijing's actions closely".
The write-up went on to say the air force had deployed dozens of aircraft to"fly into the target airspace", and ground forces had carried out drills for"multi-target precision strikes". The United States has been deliberately ambiguous on whether it would defend Taiwan militarily, although for decades it has sold weapons to Taipei to help ensure its self-defence.Exercises on Monday will include live-fire drills off the rocky coast of China's Fujian province, about 80 kilometres south of Taiwan's Matsu Islands and 186 kilometres from Taipei.
A smattering of tourists wandered the golden sands on Sunday morning, as fishing boats bobbed in the wharf beyond.
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