China Simulated Strikes Against ‘Key Targets On Taiwan’ | China Taiwan News LIVE | English News LIVE

China Simulated Strikes Against ‘Key Targets On Taiwan’ | China Taiwan News LIVE | English News LIVE

China announced it was launching three days of military drills in the Taiwan Strait.

The People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theatre Command said "United Sharp Sword" would run April 8 to 10 for "combat preparedness".

In a PLA statement, Eastern Theatre spokesman Senior Colonel Shi Yi, said "United Sharp Sword" would involve police patrol drills in the Taiwan Strait, "to the north and south of Taiwan, and in the sea and airspace to the east of Taiwan".

The exact location of the exercises was not specified.

Taiwan's defence ministry said Saturday it had detected three warships and 13 Chinese aircraft around the island in the past 24 hours.

The Ministry of National Defence said "4 of the detected aircraft had crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southeast ADIZ

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