Exercises will take place from July 18 to 23
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/07/17
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Taiwan will closely monitor six days of Chinese live-fire
Taiwan Defense Minister Yen Teh-fa. (By Central News Agency)
drills off its east coast province of Zhejiang, according to the Ministry of National Defense.
The ministry said the maneuvers were regular exercises and there was no need to give in to threats, the Central News Agency reported.
Chinese government-controlled media announced Tuesday that the drills would take place from 8 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18, until 6 p.m. on July 23 inside an area off the coast of the densely populated province of Zhejiang.
Whatever drills China organized in the proximity of Taiwan, the Ministry of National Defense said it would closely monitor proceedings and conduct an appropriate response. [FULL STORY]