PLA Daily commentary says the exercises are ‘just and necessary’ to punish separatists and warn ‘external forces’.
The People’s Liberation Army’s second day of drills around Taiwan expanded from Thursday’s blockade practice and battlefield control to include domain occupation, as Taipei said it is watching out for live fire, which has so far not featured in the exercises.
The mainland military’s mouth piece also pledged to respond “in language understandable” to “separatists”, after William Lai Ching-te’s inauguration speech on Monday sparked anger in Beijing.
The Eastern Theatre Command said in a statement on Friday that the Sword-2024A blockade drills would continue, with the addition of exercises around “important domain occupation”.
A Friday commentary by the PLA Daily argued that the drills are “completely just and necessary” to punish “Taiwan separatists” and as a warning to “external forces”.
