TAIWAN: The Chinese military on Tuesday conducted live-fire drills in the airspace and sea area southwest and southeast of Taiwan, a strong move to “safeguard national security” amid rising provocations from external forces, said Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the Eastern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
Calling it a “necessary action,” the spokesperson said the drills were in response to interference from external forces and provocations from the island region’s “independence forces.”
–The Daily Mail-CGTN News exchange item
