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10-04-2023
BEIJING: Expressing its anger over President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with US officials despite warnings, the Chinese military has carried on Sunday simulated precision strikes against Taiwan on its second day of military drills near the island, Reuters reported.
Taiwan in a statement said that its defence ministry has reported “multiple air force sorties” and is “monitoring China’s missile forces.”
During the military exercises, Chinese armed forces carried out tactical manoeuvres.
According to Chinese state media CCTV, the military had carried out simulated joint precision strikes on key targets on Taiwan Island and in the surrounding waters.
“Under the unified command of the theatre joint operations command centre, multiple types of units carried out simulated joint precision strikes on key targets on Taiwan island and the surrounding sea areas, and continue to maintain an offensive posture around the island,” it reported.
The military exercise, dubbed “United Sharp Sword”, was going on under the supervision of the Eastern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), CCTV noted.
The Taiwanese defence ministry has detected a total of 58 Chinese army warplanes over the island’s strait on Sunday 
of which 31 crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone.
The ministry noted: A total of nine PLA navy vessels have also been detected.
“Regarding the movements of the Chinese communists’ Rocket Force, the nation’s military also has a close grasp through the joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance system, and air defence forces remain on high alert,” the ministry said.
China commenced its military exercises on Saturday as Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen came home after wrapping up her 10-day visit to South America and the United States. (Int’l News Desk)
