Taiwan will run eight days of computer-aided war games this month, its defence ministry said days after China said an aircraft carrier was conducting drills near the island and that such exercises would become routine.
Computer simulations of a Chinese attack on Taiwan will be conducted from April 23 to 30 and will form the first phase of Taiwan’s largest annual war games, the Han Kuang exercises, the ministry said on Wednesday.
A second phase, which will include live-fire drills, is set to take place in July.
Chinese-claimed Taiwan has come under increasing military pressure from Beijing in recent months, with China’s air force making almost daily forays in Taiwan’s air defence identification zone.
U.S. Warship, Carrier Ramp Up Maneuvers in Taiwan Strait and South China Sea
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It was USS
John S. McCain s second passage through the narrow waterway during the presidency of Joe Biden and the fourth such transit under the new administration. It also coincided with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group s combat drills in the South China Sea and Chinese aircraft carrier
The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit on April 7 (local time) through international waters in accordance with international law, read a statement by the U.S. 7th Fleet. The ship s transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The United States military will continue to fly, sail, and operate anywhere international law allows, it continued.
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US Navy’s TRCSG enters South China Sea for second time this year 7 April 2021 (Last Updated April 7th, 2021 12:17)
The US Navy’s Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) has entered the disputed South China Sea for second time this year.
Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 fly above the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) on 6 April 2021. Credit: US Navy photo by Mass Communication 3rd Class Dartañon D. De La Garza.
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The US Navy’s Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) has entered the disputed South China Sea for second time this year.
The aircraft carrier group is on scheduled deployment to the US 7th Fleet area of operations, which is the US Navy’s largest forward-deployed fleet.
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