China is holding multi-day maneuvers near Taiwan, including practicing sealing off the island.
(Photo: Reuters)
Tokyo, Beijing During its military maneuvers around Taiwan, China has practiced blockading the island with ships and planes. On the third and planned last day of the exercise, several warplanes were deployed in the Taiwan Strait, Chinese state media reported on Monday. China claims Taiwan as part of its own territory.
Military exercises have also taken place northwest, southwest and in the waters east of Taiwan. The aircraft carrier Shandong was also involved, the Chinese military said. According to the Japanese government, the “Shandong” was in waters off the Okinawa Islands in southern Japan. Okinawa, the largest of these islands, is an important US Air Force base.
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