The Taiwanese Ministry of Defense announced that it had detected nine warships and 26 Chinese aircraft in the vicinity of the island on Tuesday, the day following Beijing announced the end of its extensive military exercises.
And the Ministry of Defense pointed out that “China mobilized military aircraft this morning and crossed the center line from the north, center and south,” noting that “the ships were spotted around 11:00 local time (3:00 GMT).”
On Saturday, China launched military maneuvers around Taiwan for three days, during which it simulated raids on specific targets and to strike a cordon around the island.
These maneuvers came in response to a meeting that took place last week between Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Republican US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California.
And the Chinese army announced, on Monday, that it had “successfully accomplished the tasks set within the framework of these exercises, which were called the Joint Sword.”
