BEIJING:  , China’s military on Tuesday ( Apr 1 ) said it had begun joint army, navy and rocket force exercises around Taiwan to” serve as a stern warning and powerful deterrent against Taiwanese independence”, calling Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-Te a “parasite”.
China, which has never renounced the use of power to provide Taiwan under its control, has stepped up military and political force against the island in recent years.
” The focus is on activities such as combat readiness guards at sea and in the air, seizing complete control, striking maritime and land goals and imposing blockade settings on important areas and pathways”, a statement from Eastern Theater Command said on its official WeChat social media account.
A flyer accompanying the training titled” Closing In”, and showing Chinese warships and fighter planes circling the island, was released shortly after the news on the Eastern Theater Command’s Weibo.