China continues to show determination towards Taiwan. Despite the PLA command’s announcement of the completion of the large-scale Joint Sharp Sword exercises, Chinese warships continue to sail around the disputed island.
The Reuters news agency reports the continuation of military maneuvers in the East China Sea. According to him, from April 16 to 18, Beijing will close the airspace north of Taiwan to civilian aircraft. China already declared skies over the region a no-fly zone last August during a similar large-scale naval exercise.
Such a flight ban will affect 60 to 70 percent of flights between Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia, as well as flights between Taiwan and South Korea, Japan and North America.
writes Reuters.
Chinese military activity in the East China Sea is also confirmed by Taiwan’s Defense Ministry. According to Taipei, 26 planes and 9 PLA ships were seen around the island, including the CV 17 carrier Shandong with fighters based on J-15 carriers.
Beijing official has not yet released the reasons for the sky closure. It is possible that the decision is linked to the US-Philippine exercises which began today to resolve a hypothetical conflict with China.
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