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From 1h ago
08.05
Summary of
what we know so far …
- · Taiwan’s
military has said it is “preparing for war without seeking war”, after China’s
military began an unprecedented four days of live-fire exercises close to
Taiwan’s shores on Thursday, in reaction to Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island.
- · At
midday local time, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV announced the beginning of
“important military training exercise and organised live fire”, which are
expected to include missile tests.
- · Notices
of the exercises identified six areas encircling Taiwan, with warnings for all
ships and aircraft to avoid the areas. Some of the zones overlap with Taiwan’s
territorial waters, and are near key shipping ports. Taiwan’s defence ministry
has accused China of in effect mounting a blockade.
- · A
Taiwanese official said about ten Chinese navy ships briefly crossed the median
line – the informal line dividing Chinese and Taiwanese territorial waters –
before they were “driven away” by Taiwanese navy boats. “They sneaked in, and
were driven away by us,” they said.
- · Taiwan
also said multiple Chinese air force planes briefly crossed the median line
several times on Thursday morning, forcing Taiwan to scramble jets and deploy
missile systems to track their movement.
- · Unverified
video appears to show live rockets being fired from the China towards Taiwan.
AFP journalists in the border island of Pingtan saw several small projectiles
flying into the sky followed by plumes of white smoke and loud booming sounds.
- · Taiwan’s
Maritime and Port Bureau has issued warnings to ships to avoid the areas being
used. The Taiwanese cabinet said the drills would disrupt 18 international
routes passing through its flight information region (FIR).
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