China carried out new military drills around Taiwan on Monday, a day after the scheduled end of Beijing's largest-ever military exercises.
Three Taiwanese Air Force Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets taxi on the runway before take off at an airbase in Hsinchu, Taiwan, 7 August 2022.China carried out fresh military drills around Taiwan Monday, Beijing said, defying calls to end its largest-ever exercises encircling the island in the wake of a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
"The eastern theatre of the Chinese People's Liberation Army continued to carry out practical joint exercises and training in the sea and airspace around Taiwan island," the military said. US President Joe Biden expressed concern Monday but said he did not expect the situation to escalate further. They will include the deployment of hundreds of troops and about 40 howitzer guns, the military said.
Taiwanese F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets are seen before taking off from Hualien Air Force Base on 6 August, 2022 in Hualien, Taiwan. Taiwan remained tense after Speaker of the US House Of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visited earlier this week, as part of a tour of Asia aimed at reassuring allies in the region.The Eastern Command also shared a photo it said was of a warship on patrol with Taiwan's shoreline visible in the background.
" are only issuing a warning to the perpetrators," foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a regular briefing, promising China would "firmly smash the Taiwan authorities' illusion of gaining independence through the US".Penny Wong calls for 'restraint and calm' as China-Australia relations strain over Taiwan
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