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He Chinese army announced this Tuesday that it has made exercises with “long-range live fire” in waters located north of Taiwan, in the midst of large-scale military maneuvers launched the previous day with the purpose of “deterring” “external forces” that try to support the self-governed island.
“At 09:00 a.m. (01:00 GMT) on December 30, the ground forces of the Eastern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA, Chinese Army) carried out long-range live-fire exercises in the waters located north of the island of Taiwan and achieved the desired effects,” declared the military command through the Weibo social network.
At the moment, no specific details have been revealed about the type of weapons used in these drills.
The PLA had confirmed an hour earlier the start of the second day of war exercises around Taiwan, in which units of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force participate, in a context of growing tension between Beijing and Washington and Tokyo over the Taiwanese issue.
In a separate statement, the Eastern Theater of Operations Command has indicated that this December 30 it has deployed destroyers, frigates, fighters and bombers to execute attack and assault drills against maritime targets, as well as “anti-aircraft and anti-submarine operations” in waters north and south of Taiwan.
These exercises, called ‘Mission Justice-2025’ and which will last until 6:00 p.m. (10:00 GMT) today, were launched the day before by the Chinese Army as a “warning” signal against “external forces” seeking to “interfere” in the Taiwanese issue.
In its latest report, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MDN) indicated that, between 06:00 on Monday (22:00 GMT on Sunday) and 06:00 on Tuesday (22:00 GMT on Monday), had detected a total of 130 aircraft of war in the surrounding areas of its territory, the second highest daily figure recorded to date.
The military ministry also reported the presence of fourteen military vessels and eight Chinese official vessels operating in the vicinity of the island in that period.
For his part, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, This Monday he removed weight from the maneuvers by ensuring that Beijing has been carrying out naval exercises for “20 years” in the Taiwan Strait.
“I have an excellent relationship with (Chinese) President Xi (Jinping), and he has not told me anything about it. I am certainly aware (of the maneuvers), but he has not told me anything, and I do not think he is going to do so,” declared the Republican president in a joint press conference with the Israeli prime minister. Benjamin Netanyahuin Florida.