Chinese army encircles Taiwan
The Chinese army encircled Taiwan from four directions on Saturday morning during the first day of a three-day military drills, in apparent response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's visit to the United States.
According to the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command, they began the exercises by encircling Taiwan from four directions with combat alert patrols and joint drills, which are scheduled to last until Saturday, the state-run Global Times reported.
'This is a stern warning to ‘Taiwan independence’ secessionist forces and their collusion with external forces, and a necessary move to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity,' the Global Times said, citing a statement from PLA Eastern Theater Command spokesperson Senior Colonel Shi Yi.
The latest development came after Tsai Ing-wen returned home on Friday from a 10-day trip to Central America and the United States, where she met with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California and received a global leadership award from a think tank in New York.
Meanwhile, Taiwan's Defense Ministry said in a statement that they have detected Chinese vessels entering the region designated as an air defense identification area (ADIZ).
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