From now on, the Chinese military will conduct “regular” exercises on the eastern side of the middle line of the Taiwan Strait, China’s state television reported on Sunday,
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The middle line in the narrow strait between the island of Taiwan and mainland China is an unofficial line of control that warplanes and battleships from both sides do not normally cross.
According to a commentator on state television, the median line has never been officially recognized and is an “imaginary” line drawn by the US military for its combat needs in the last century.
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Taiwan’s defense ministry said it detected 66 Chinese air force aircraft and 14 Chinese warships operating in and around the Taiwan Strait on Sunday.
Taiwan’s military will hold live-fire drills in southern Pingdong County on Tuesday and Thursday in response to Chinese drills, Taiwan’s official Central News Agency said.
AR reports that snipers, combat vehicles, armored vehicles, as well as attack helicopters will be involved in the exercises, according to a reference to an anonymous source.
Source: Ukrgate
