Matsu, Wuqiu, and Dongyin, three Taiwanese islands in the Taiwan Strait, have also been hit by Chinese long-range rockets, Taiwan has confirmed.
In keeping with its pledge to punish Taipei for hosting Nancy Pelosi, China fired multiple missiles into water near Taiwan’s northeastern and southwestern borders on Thursday, the island’s Defense Ministry said, according to media sources.
Eastern Theater Command of China’s military announced that missiles fired into the sea east of Taiwan struck their targets precisely in a statement.
In accordance with the report, the entire live-fire training operation has now been completed successfully, and the relevant air and sea area control has been relaxed.
Exercises to simulate an air and sea “blockade” of Taiwan were said to have begun on Wednesday by Chinese state media, but the claims were not backed up by any evidence. Military helicopters were spotted flying over Pingtan island, Taiwan’s closest point to mainland China, on Thursday afternoon.
After Pelosi left the island on Wednesday evening for South Korea, one of the final destinations on her Asia tour that concludes in Japan this weekend, the military posturing was a planned show of force.
“Blockade” simulations for air and sea of Taiwan were said to have begun on Wednesday by Chinese state media, but the claims were not backed up by any evidence. Military helicopters were spotted flying over Pingtan island, Taiwan’s closest point to mainland China, on Thursday afternoon.
Pelosi departed for South Korea on Wednesday evening.one of the final destinations on her Asia tour that concludes in Japan this weekend, the military posturing was a planned show of force.
The Taiwan Strait, which separates mainland China from Taiwan, is a topic of contention between Beijing and Taipei.