Taiwan says China military exercises seem to simulate attack

Beijing (AP) — Taiwan is Saturday, Chinese troops Training appears to simulate an attack on an autonomous island after multiple Chinese warships and aircraft have crossed the midline of the Taiwan Strait.

Taiwanese troops issued warnings, dispatched air force and navy patrols around the island, and activated land-based missile systems as the situation dictated, the Taiwan Ministry of Defense said. Said on Twitter.

After US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier this week, China began military training with live ammunition for violating the "One China" policy. She considers the island to be a separate state forcibly annexed by China as needed, and that foreign authorities' visits to Taiwan recognize its sovereignty.

Individually on Saturday, Taiwanese troops detected four unmanned aerial vehicles flying near the offshore county of Kinmen, she reported by Taiwan's central news agency.

According to Taiwan's Kinmen Defense Command, four drones that believed Taiwan was Chinese were around the Kinmen Island Group and nearby Rieyu and Beading Island. Found in the waters.

Taiwanese troops fired warning flares accordingly.

"Our government&troops are closely monitoring China's military exercises&information warfare operations and are ready to respond if necessary," said Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan. The English president said in a tweet.

"I call on the international community to support democratic Taiwan&Stop the deterioration of the security situation in the region," she added.

Kinmen, also known as Chemoy, is a group of islands managed by Taiwan. The islands are located approximately 10 km (6.2 miles) east of Xiamen, a coastal city in Fujian Province.

China's military exercises are expected to begin on Thursday and continue until Sunday. So far, the training has targeted the north and south seas of the island in response to the last major Chinese military training in 1995 and 1996 aimed at intimidating Taiwanese leaders and voters. Includes missile attacks against.

Taiwan has been wary of the military and conducted civil defense training, but the United States has a large number of naval assets in the region.

The Biden administration and Pelosi said the United States remains committed to its "one-China" policy. It recognizes Beijing as the Chinese government, but recognizes informal and defensive relations with Taipei. The administration was disappointed, but did not prevent Pelosi's visit.

China also terminated defense negotiations with the United States and imposed sanctions on Pelosi in retaliation for the visit.

Pelosi has long defended human rights in China. She, along with other lawmakers, visited Tiananmen Square in Beijing in 1991 to support democracy two years after the bloody military crackdown on protesters in the square.