China announces military exercises around Taiwan in response to Pelosi's visit

China has announced military exercises that will be held in six areas in the waters surrounding Taiwan, in response to the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, to Taiwan.

The Chinese Ministry of Defense in Beijing said on Chinese state television that the exercises would begin today, Tuesday, and continue until next Sunday.

 "The Chinese People's Liberation Army is on high alert and will launch a series of targeted military operations," the Chinese "CCTV" channel quoted a spokesman for the ministry as saying, adding that its goal will be "to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity with determination, and thwart interference by powerful forces." external and resolute separatist attempts.

And the official media published a map showing the six marine areas around the island of 23 million people, which will witness operations, which will include among its exercises, "live firing from a distance from a distance on the Taiwan Strait."

Today, Tuesday, Bloomberg Parents Agency quoted Chinese sources as saying that the maneuvers will take place from the fourth to the seventh of August.

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