{"id":39350,"date":"2023-04-07T21:56:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-08T01:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=39350"},"modified":"2023-04-08T00:23:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-08T04:23:13","slug":"china-announces-military-drills-encircling-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/china-announces-military-drills-encircling-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"China announces military drills &#8216;encircling&#8217; Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>China has announced three days of military exercises encircling the island of Taiwan, an apparent response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen&#8217;s trip to the United States, where she met a top lawmaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colonel Shi Yi, a spokesman for the Chinese army&#8217;s Eastern Theater Command, said in a brief statement that the military exercise, &#8220;United Sharp Sword,&#8221; is taking place from Saturday to Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The military exercise, which also includes police patrols, will be carried out in the Taiwan Strait as well as the sea and airspace to the north, south and east of Taiwan, effectively encircling the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This is a serious warning against the &#8216;Taiwan independence&#8217; separatist forces&#8217; collusion and provocation with external forces, and it&#8217;s a necessary action to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity,&#8221; the military said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s announcement came just a day after Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen returned from a trip to the United States, where she met with Republican U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a move which angered Beijing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was not immediately known how many ships and planes will participate in the military drills. 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