CLOSELY WATCHED:Taiwan has missiles at the ready, MND spokesman Chen Chung-chi said in response to reports that the military has deployed missiles on the west coast
Taipei Times
Date: Jan 06, 2017
By: Chen Wei-han / Staff reporter
The Taiwanese military is prepared for possible maneuvers by the China’s aircraft carrier group in the
China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning, with accompanying vessels, conducts a drill in the South China Sea in and undated photograph taken last month. Photo: Reuters
Taiwan Strait, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said yesterday.
The group — composed of the Liaoning aircraft carrier and five escort vessels — is conducting exercises in the South China Sea, and might sail along the Taiwan Strait’s median line on its return to its home base in the northeastern Chinese port city of Qingdao.
The ministry has an uninterrupted communication channel with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) in case the carrier group engages in maneuvers during the president’s nine-day visit to the nation’s Central American allies, which is to begin on Saturday, ministry spokesman Major General Chen Chung-chi (陳中吉) said.
The armed forces have conducted drills during Han Kuang military exercises to simulate possible aircraft carrier maneuvers in the Strait, he added. [FULL STORY]
