TAIWAN SAID ON SUNDAY THAT CHINA DEPLOYED AS MANY AS 66 WARPLANES AND 14 WARSHIPS IN THE NEARBY AREAS WITH 22 AIRCRAFTS CROSSING THE LINE DIVIDING THE TAIWAN STRAIT. - SOURCES
TAIWAN IS NOT A PART OF U.S. BUT CHINESE TERRITORY, SAYS CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER - RTRS
https://www.rt.com/news/560430-chin...tm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSSChina reveals why it thinks US sent Pelosi to Taiwan
Beijing has suggested that US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-California) Taiwan visit may have been part of a ploy by Washington aimed at creating a pretext to deploy more of its military to the region. In a statement made during his visit to Bangladesh and published on Sunday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that “there are signs that the United States is trying to repeat its old tricks.” The diplomat clarified that Washington has a history of “creating a problem first, and then using it to realize its own strategic plans” elsewhere in the world.
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has launched its largest military exercises around Taiwan. CGTN’s Tian Wei unpacks the PLA’s response to Pelosi’s provocative visit to Taiwan. Are these drills the appropriate response?
The Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) continued anti-submarine warfare exercises in waters around Taiwan Island today.
FDP General Secretary Djir-Sarai calls for economic sanctions against Beijing in the event of Taiwan's annexation. Although these would “damage enormously” to Germany, they were the price of freedom.
@MoNDefense also confirmed that as of 1700hrs today, 39 PLA aircrafts and 13 PLA vessels conducted joint air and naval exercise around Taiwan today. On top of 18 fighter jets, 2 JH-7s and 1 KA-28 ASW helicopter also flew near Taiwan today.
21 PLA fighters cross the median line today (August 8) as reported by the Taiwanese MoD
Beijing, if it decides to attack Taiwan, will seek to capture the island "in a lightning-fast 48-hour offensive" - The Telegraph.
