Beijing: According to a military statement, China carried out a fictitious “sealing off” of Taiwan on Monday in maritime drills.
Separately, state media CCTV said that dozens of aircraft had practised a “aerial blockade” of the self-governing island.
Prior to this, China claimed its fighter jets had carried out “simulated strikes” near Taiwan and that its Shandong aircraft carrier was taking part in the ongoing training.
The Chinese military’s Eastern Theatre Command said in a statement that the Shandong also “participated in today’s exercise” and that “multiple batches of H-6K fighters carrying live ammunition… carried out multiple waves of simulated strikes on important targets on Taiwan Island.”
