The Chinese military announced that it has started patrols and military exercises around Taiwan for three days from August 8. It is believed to be a countermeasure to the meeting between Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker McCarthy.
Large-scale military exercises were held last year, but what do you think of this time? (Tomoki Matsuda, China General Bureau): There is little information released by the Chinese military, and I feel that it is responding in a restrained manner.