China's exercises near Taiwan – China may be preparing for an attack – UNIAN
Taiwanese national security officials shared that about 100 Chinese ships participated in last week's exercise.
Last week, China carried out its largest naval deployment in 30 years. This has become a cause for concern in Taiwan, but the US does not see a threat, reports the Financial Times.
It is noted that Taipei suspects a connection between Taiwanese President Lai Qingde's visits to the United States and a major deployment of Chinese naval forces. The publication believes that this could be a show of force on the part of Beijing.
China also announced a partial restriction of air traffic for two days in seven zones that cover the coast from Shanghai to Hong Kong. It is interesting that not a word was heard from the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China, although…
