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| Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft flies over the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, one of mainland China's closest points to the island of Taiwan, in Pingtan island, Fujian province, China August 5, 2022. Photo: Reuters |
China's military on Monday announced new military exercises
in the seas and airspace around Taiwan, a day after the scheduled end of its largest exercise to
protest the visit of United States House of Representatives Speaker Nancy
Pelosi to Taipei last week. China's Eastern Theater Command said it will hold
joint exercises focused on a submarine and maritime attack operations,
confirming fears by some security analysts and diplomats that Beijing will
continue to put pressure on Taiwan's defenses.
Pelosi's visit to
Taiwan last week angered China, which regards the self-governing island as its
own and has responded by firing ballistic missiles at Taipei for the first time
and abandoning some lines of dialogue with Washington.
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