The US destroyer USS Higgins and the Canadian frigate HMCS Vancouver sailed through the Taiwan Strait on October 20 and hyped it up publicly. A Chinese military spokesperson slammed such provocative move in a written statement released on Monday.
The military exercises around the Taiwan Island on Monday are not a repetition of previous drills but with the aim at intensifying pressure against "Taiwan independence", the Ministry of National Defense said Monday evening.
The Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command completed its "Joint Sword-2024B" military drills on Monday and fully tested its troops' joint operation capabilities, according to Senior Captain Li Xi, spokesperson for the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command.
On October 14, the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command dispatched its troops of army, navy, air force and rocket force to conduct joint military drills code-named "Joint Sword-2024B" in the Taiwan Strait and areas to the north, south and east of Taiwan Island.
The Canadian naval frigate HMCS Montréal sailed through the Taiwan Strait on July 31 and hyped it up. Naval Senior Captain Li Xi, spokesperson for the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command, slammed such provocative move in a written statement released on Wednesday.
A US P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft flew through the Taiwan Strait on April 17 and hyped it up publicly. Naval Senior Captain Li Xi, spokesperson for the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command.
The US destroyer USS John Finn sailed through the Taiwan Strait on January 24 and hyped it up. Army Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command, slammed such provocative move in a written statement released on Wednesday.
A US P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft flew through the Taiwan Strait on December 6 and hyped it publicly. Army Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command, slammed this provocative move in a written statement released on Wednesday.
The US destroyer USS Rafael Peralta and the Canadian frigate HMCS Ottawa sailed through the Taiwan Strait on November 1 and hyped it up publicly. Army Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command, slammed their provocative move in a written statement released on Thursday.
