The Mainland Military Army carried out a two -day exercise around Taiwan on Thursday (May 23).With 16 sub -police vessels, the sea and air joint military exercises were implemented in the sea airspace around Taiwan.
Comprehensive Taiwan Lianhe Daily China Times and the Central News Agency reported that the Taiwan Ministry of Defense held a temporary press conference at 5 pm on Thursday to explain the act of the main military.
Sun Langfang, a spokesman for the Taiwan National Defense Ministry of Defense, said that in response to the military exercise of the main time, according to the emergency command order during the regular combat reserve period, the Taiwan army appropriately inspected the sea, empty, and ground troops to deal withAction guards freedom and democracy, and sovereignty in Taiwan.
Huang Wenqi, assistant to the Second Division of the Secretary of Defense of the Ministry of National Defense, said that as of 2 pm, the mainland maritime troops were 15 warships and 16 maritime police ships, of which four were in the waters of the eastern part of Taiwan and three.The ships in the southwest of Taiwan and nine are on the outer islands; the mainland air forces are 42 aircraft for fighters and air early warning aircraft, of which 28 are entered the rick -up area.
Dong Jixing, director of the joint combat planning department of the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, said that in response to the current threat of military exercises in mainland China, the Taiwan National Defense Ministry has established the strain center as soon as possible.Guiding the meeting, requiring the Taiwan Army to propose two key instructions under the principle of "preparing for war and not fighting, not to avoid war".
Dong Jixing's reciprition, the first point is to strengthen the joint love supervision, enhance the level of adaptation command and control at all levels, grasp the current situation, and the threat of the effectiveness; the second point is that the normal crisis at all levels should be a normal crisis.At the point, maintain normal combat reserve and investigating training tasks, adjust the number of troops for the number of troops, and the time limit for waiting for threats, as well as the time limit of the situation.
Lou Weijie, director of the Political War of the Ministry of National Defense, said that the mainland uses the military exercise time to implement cognitive operations on Taiwan.The military exercise picture, even the false information, differentiates the morale and unity of the Taiwan military and civilians.
The Eastern theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army announced on the beginning of Thursday that from May 23 to 24, the "Union Sword -20124A" exercise was launched around Taiwan Island.The punishment of discipline and interference in external forces is a serious warning. "In addition, the Mainland Maritime Police also announced that the Fujian Maritime Police conducted comprehensive law enforcement drills in the nearby waters near Wuqiuyu and Dongyin Island, which was controlled by the Fujian Maritime Police on Thursday.