China began two days of joint military exercises “around Taiwan Island” on Thursday, state media reported, days after the self-governing island’s new president was sworn in.
“The exercises will be conducted in the Taiwan Strait, the north, south and east of Taiwan Island, as well as areas around Kinmen, Matsu, Wuqiu and Dongyin Islands,” the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing China’s People’s Liberation . Army Eastern Theater Command.
Li Xi, a spokesman for the command, said military services including the army, navy, air force and missile force took part in the joint exercises, codenamed Joint Sword-2024A, which started at 7:45 am on Thursday.
