(Adnkronos) – Warships and planes have been mobilized by the Chinese armed forces around Taiwan for ”military exercises”. This was announced by the Beijing Defense Ministry, explaining that the exercises, called Joint Sword 2024B, “serve to test the joint operational capabilities of the theater command troops”.
Taipei authorities expressed ”strong condemnation” of what it called ”irrational and provocative acts” and “dispatched adequate forces to respond accordingly, in order to protect freedom and democracy and defend the sovereignty” of Taiwan.
