Missiles in Chinese drills hit seas near Taiwan and Japan
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) said its missiles "all precisely hit their targets", even as Japan said five of them had landed in its exclusive economic zone.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) said its missiles "all precisely hit their targets", even as Japan said five of them had landed in its exclusive economic zone.
But in all China's retaliation, it appears so far that only Taiwan has been targeted.
Measures include staging military drills near Taiwan and punishing organizations related to die-hard "Taiwan independence" elements.
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said that the island will not back down in the face of heightened military threats.
Those who play with fire will not end up well, and those who violate China's sovereignty will certainly be penalized, he added.
As of Wednesday (July 3) afternoon, forces of the command had been organized to approach Taiwan from several directions in high-intensity deterrence operations.
In response, Taiwan scrambled a combat air patrol, sent radio warnings, and deployed defence missile systems to track the Chinese military planes.
News reports said the US House of Representatives Speaker would stay the night in Taiwan and visit Parliament tomorrow.
The visit has not been publicly announced, but most foreign policy analysts deem it as needlessly provoking China.
Taiwan has not agreed to the development of road links, which it believes would be security risks.