The government of China He viewed the US lawmaker’s initiative as a provocation and vowed to punish those who offended her, announcing military exercises in the waters around Taiwan, which include some of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.
The drills, which began Thursday at noon, included firing “conventional missiles” into the waters off Taiwan’s eastern shores, said Shi Yi, a spokesman for the Chinese military.
“All the missiles hit the target accurately,” Colonel Shi added.
For its part, the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense confirmed that the Chinese army had fired “11 Dongfeng-type ballistic missiles” “between 1:56 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. in the waters north, south and east of Taiwan.”
They are “irrational actions that undermine regional peace,” condemned the ministry, which did not specify whether the projectiles flew over the island. The Chinese military exercises are due to conclude on Sunday.
the middle chinese Global Timesciting military analysts, asserted that these operations are of an “unprecedented” scope since the missiles will fly over Taiwan for the first time.
Beijing defended the exercises, as well as other maneuvers in recent days, as “just and necessary” and blamed the United States and its allies for the escalation.