China News Service, May 25. According to the website of the Ministry of National Defense, Tan Kefei, spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, said in an answer to a reporter's question on the 25th that the Eastern Theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army organized a multi-service joint combat readiness patrol and actual combat in the sea and airspace around Taiwan Island. The drill is a necessary action to be taken in response to the US-Taiwan collusion and to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The Chinese People's Liberation Army is waiting for the moment, taking all necessary measures to resolutely thwart the interference of external forces and the separatist plot of "Taiwan independence".

  A reporter asked: According to reports, the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army recently organized joint combat readiness patrols and actual combat drills in the sea and airspace around Taiwan Island.

Some analysts believe that this is a serious warning to the recent US-Taiwan collusion activities.

Any comments on this please?

  Tan Kefei said that we firmly oppose any form of official exchanges and military ties between the United States and China's Taiwan region.

Pursuing "Taiwan independence" is a dead end, and supporting "Taiwan independence" is also a dead end.

The U.S. side has made it clear on many occasions that it adheres to the one-China policy and does not support "Taiwan independence".

But for some time now, the US has intensified its efforts to play the "Taiwan card" in an attempt to "control China with Taiwan", which is bound to lead the situation to a dangerous situation.

  Tan Kefei stressed that Taiwan is a part of China, and the Taiwan issue brooks no foreign interference.

The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army organizes multi-service and arms joint combat readiness patrols and actual combat drills in the sea and airspace around Taiwan Island.

The Chinese People's Liberation Army is waiting for the moment, taking all necessary measures to resolutely thwart the interference of external forces and the separatist plot of "Taiwan independence".