East Asia|The military exercises began shortly after the inauguration of the president of Taiwan.
China has started two-day military exercises around the island of Taiwan, reports China’s state news agency Xinhua.
The exercises started on Thursday morning local time. According to Xinhua, the military exercises will be held in the Taiwan Strait and in the north, south and east of Taiwan Island.
A new president was recently elected in Taiwan Lai Ching-te, who took office on Monday. China has criticized Lai and called him, among other things, a dangerous separatist.
China considers the democratically governed Taiwan to be part of its territory.
The military exercises are a powerful punishment for separatist activities, says a representative of the Chinese armed forces, according to state media Xinhua.
According to the representative of the armed forces, the military exercises are at the same time a stern warning to foreign countries not to interfere in the affairs of the region.
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