Reuters
Date: 12/27/17
By: Christina Zhao and Reuters
Taiwan will gradually get used to Chinese air force drills around the island, Beijing said on
This photo taken on January 2, 2017 shows Chinese J-15 fighter jets on the deck of the Liaoning aircraft carrier during military drills in the South China Sea. Taiwan ‘Will Get Use’ to Military Encriclement Drills, says China, after 16 were carried out in 2017.GETTY
Wednesday, as Taiwan accused the mainland of posing a threat to its national security.
On Tuesday, Taipei said that frequent and increased Chinese military drills pose an “enormous threat” to Taiwan’s security, in an annual defence review, according to the South China Morning Post.
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) carried out 16 drills near the self-governed island in the past year, said Taiwan’s defence ministry in a white paper this week. China’s military threat was growing by the day, it added.
When asked about the continuing drills and the footage released by the air force, China’s Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) stated that it and the defense ministry had repeatedly said the exercises were routine. [FULL STORY]
