Taiwan says it is closely monitoring series of Chinese live-fire drills
Taipei said the drills include coastal artillery fire and will be watched closely as China keeps pressure on the island.
- On Monday, Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo said the military is monitoring Chinese live-fire drills along the coast this week, preliminarily assessed as coastal-artillery firing exercises.
- Starting Thursday, the China Maritime Safety Administration announced no-sail notices for five areas spanning the South China Sea to Liaoning province. The closest zone to Taiwan is off Zhejiang.
- President Lai Ching-te said Saturday that Taiwan cherishes peace but will not sacrifice its freedom. China views Lai as a "separatist" and accused him of trying to "seek independence through force."
- The People's Liberation Army stated its training exercises aim to deter reckless 'Taiwan independence' moves and safeguard Taiwanese security. It claimed this response is "entirely justified."
- Koo confirmed the military will continue closely monitoring the drills, adhering to the principle of "anticipating the enemy as broadly as possible" to track all activities.
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Taipei/Pekín, Oct. 12 (EFE).- Taiwanese Defense Minister Wellington Koo said Monday that the island’s Armed Forces “watch closely” a series of military exercises, most of them with real fire, which China started today off its own coast and which will continue over the next few days. [...] Taiwan’s entry “watches closely” a series of military exercises off the coast of China was first published in HolaNews.
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