China's People's Liberation Army sent 13 planes and six ships to the airspace and waters around Taiwan in the past 24 hours through Saturday morning.
As US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited Beijing to ease tensions.
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said it was monitoring the situation from the air and sea, and that ground-based missile systems were ready to respond, according to the Associated Press.
Four Chinese aircraft (two Su-30 fighters, a BZK-005 reconnaissance aircraft and a Y-8 anti-submarine aircraft) also crossed the central line of the Taiwan Strait, which is actually the border between the two countries. Outside, entered the air defense perimeter in southwest Taiwan.
Strengthen war plans
It is worth noting that Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army on Thursday, prior to Yellen's arrival.
In a speech to the Jiangsu headquarters commanders, Xi Jinping also emphasized efforts to break new ground in the development of field leadership and war readiness, strengthen war planning and combat to enhance combat capabilities, and called for more training in real combat conditions. According to media reports and state media, the army needs to fight and win.
And Yellen said that she does not plan to meet with Xi during her visit.
US support and China's frustration
China insists that Taiwan is part of its territory and can be annexed by force if necessary, and has used its air force and navy almost daily to undermine the island's defenses and destabilize its 23 million people, but so far there appears to be little interest in it. such procedures. move these movements.
US support for the self-governing island republic, which broke away from mainland China in 1949 in a civil war, remains a major driver in relations with Beijing.
Beijing has staunchly opposed US military aid to Taiwan, criticizing the $440 million sale of artillery shells and other equipment on Wednesday and accusing the United States of turning Taiwan into a powder keg.
The world's largest standing army, the People's Liberation Army, operates as a military arm of the Communist Party and is controlled by a committee chaired by Mr. Xi.
