China has reportedly begun using live-fire ammunition amid a massive military exercise off the coast of Taiwan.
, a huge build-up of naval ships off Taiwan and various military aircraft, including at least 27 fighter jets and a number of helicopters.‘Six major areas around the island have been selected for this actual combat exercise and during this period, relevant ships and aircraft should not enter the relevant waters and airspaces’, broadcaster CCTV reported.
The Group of Seven industrialised nations has condemned the drills, saying in a statement there was ‘no justification to use a visit as pretext for aggressive military activity in the Taiwan Strait’. The manoeuvres will take place along some of the busiest shipping routes on the planet, used to supply vital semiconductors and electronic equipment produced in East Asian factory hubs to global markets.
On the mainland, at what is said to be China’s closest point to Taiwan, five military helicopters were seen flying at a relatively low altitude near a popular tourist spot. Beijing has defended the drills as ‘necessary and just’, blaming the escalation on the United States and its allies. Taiwan’s 23 million people have long lived with the possibility of an invasion, but threatening rhetoric has been ratcheted to new levels in recent days.
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