Taiwan Military on High Alert With Leave Cancelled And Air Defences ‘Preparing for War’ With China

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• Taiwan Military on High Alert With Leave Cancelled And Air Defences ‘Preparing for War’ With China
  by Ryan Fahey & Elaine Blackburne, https://www.walesonline.co.uk/, 1 Aug 2022
  China has warned its military would never “sit idly by” if US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi were to visit Taiwan, the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing
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  Taiwanese troops are reported “preparing for war” after air defences were briefed. Reports have emerged that leave has been cancelled for some officers and military. Military exercises have been seen in operation across the island. These have included land, sea and air drills in the Han Kuang exercise where forces simulated what would happen if China invaded the island.
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  According to The Mirror the move comes amid concerns over a visit to the region by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She is due to begin a tour of four Asian countries on Monday.
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  At present officials have said she will begin the trip in Singapore before moving on to Malaysia, South Korea and Japan. However there has been rumours that she may also visit Taiwan, a self-ruled island but which is claimed by China.
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  Beijing has already warned that its military would never “sit idly by” if she were to visit Taiwan. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that it would be “a gross interference in China’s internal affairs” if Pelosi visits Taiwan, and warned that it would lead to “very serious developments and consequences.”
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  “We would like to tell the United States once again that China is standing by, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army will never sit idly by, and China will take resolute responses and strong countermeasures to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Zhao told a regular daily briefing. Asked what kind of measures the PLA might take, Zhao said: “if she dares to go, then let us wait and see.”
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