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China military holds combat exercises around Taiwan as US senator visits island
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BEIJING, 09 July 2022, (TON): Eastern Theatre Command of the People’s Liberation Army said in a statement “China’s military recently held multi-unit joint combat readiness exercises, patrols and combat drills in the sea and airspace around Taiwan.”
According to the ministry’s official Weibo “the exercises were organized in response to collusion and provocations by the United States and Taiwan, Wu Qian, spokesman for China’s ministry of defense said.”
Several Chinese fighter jets crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Friday in the northern part of the strait, a Taiwan source briefed on the matter told Reuters, adding the aircraft did not enter Taiwan’s airspace.
Senior United States senator, Republican Rick Scott, arrived in Taiwan on Thursday for a visit and met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.
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