TAIPEI: China deployed fighter jets and warships to encircle Taiwan on Monday (Oct 14), in drills Beijing said were aimed at sending a "stern warning" to "separatist" forces on the self-ruled island.
A man looks at a giant screen showing news footage of military drills conducted in areas around the island of Taiwan by the Eastern Theatre Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army , in Beijing, China on May 24, 2024. TAIPEI: China deployed fighter jets and warships to encircle Taiwan on Monday , in drills Beijing said were aimed at sending a"stern warning" to"separatist" forces on the self-ruled island.
Lai vowed on Monday to"protect democratic Taiwan, and safeguard national security", while the defence ministry said it dispatched"appropriate forces" in response to the drills. The drills, dubbed Joint Sword-2024B, are testing troops'"joint operations capabilities", according to Captain Li Xi, spokesman for the Chinese military's Eastern Theater Command.The drills are"focusing on subjects of sea-air combat-readiness patrol, blockade on key ports and areas", Li said.The Liaoning aircraft carrier group"with its troops of army, navy, air force and rocket force" was also involved, Li said.
"In the face of enemy threats, all officers and soldiers of the country are in full readiness," Taiwan's defence ministry said on Monday.
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