Ahead of Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, China will begin military exercises in the Taiwan Strait
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Ahead of Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, China will begin military exercises in the Taiwan Strait
Ahead of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit, China said it would conduct live-fire military exercises in the Taiwan Strait. Reports claimed that the USS Roland Reagan aircraft carrier was monitoring US warship movements with the Chinese Navy close to Chinese warships near Fairy Cross Reef in the South China Sea.
Ahead of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit, China said it would conduct live-fire military exercises in the Taiwan Strait.Reports claimed that the USS Roland Reagan aircraft carrier was monitoring US warship movements with the Chinese Navy close to Chinese warships near Fairy Cross Reef in the South China Sea.
China's move comes hours after President Joe Biden warned Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday about Taiwan. The Chinese exercise is scheduled to take place 120 km off the coast of Taiwan.Taiwan previously held a military exercise involving all branches of the military with mock attacks to thwart hostile attacks as the military said it had learned lessons from the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, who has consistently pushed China back, presided over the annual "Han Kuang" exercise. Taiwan used twenty warships, including destroyers and US-made F-16 aircraft, during the five-day exercise.China launched a record number of airstrikes in Taiwan last year as the US promised to increase military support to Tsai Ing-wen's government.