“The Eastern Zone of the Combat Command of the People’s Liberation Army of China organized joint combat exercises and patrols around Taiwan with the participation of different types of troops, which should become a decisive rebuff and a deterrent for the Taiwanese-American collusion,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
On August 2, the Chinese Ministry of Defense announced that the Chinese army will conduct a series of military measures as a countermeasure in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.
Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said China's military exercises near Taiwan are China's "sovereign right".
The Kremlin noted that tensions after Pelosi's visit to Taiwan would not subside quickly.