Beijing, which claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory, has neither confirmed nor denied the maneuvers.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense and other security agencies are monitoring China’s activities and have a “full understanding of the situation,” presidential office spokeswoman Karen Kuo told reporters.
She did not say how many Chinese ships took part in the deployment, but a security source told AFP the number was “significant”. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
The operations were not limited to the Taiwan Strait, but stretched from the southern Yellow Sea to the East China Sea near the disputed Diaoyu Islands and further into the South China Sea and even the western Pacific, Kuo said.
– This really represents a threat and an impact on the Indo-Pacific and the entire region – she said.
(Vijesti.ba / FENA)
