Taiwan’s defense ministry says China is simulating an attack on its central island.

Chinese helicopters during a military exercise in the Taiwan Strait – AFP

According to the AFP news agency, Taiwan’s military said Chinese aircraft and ships operating in the Taiwan Strait were simulating an attack on its main island.

Taiwan’s defense ministry said in a statement that forces “detected several shipments of communist aircraft and ships operating around the Taiwan Strait, some of which crossed the median line.”

They were decided to replicate the attack on the main island of Taiwan.”

According to the Defense Ministry, “several shipments” of Chinese aircraft and ships were seen crossing the center line of the Taiwan Strait. “It has been decided to simulate an attack on the main island of Taiwan,” the ministry said in a statement.

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