China simulated an attack on Taiwan after its leader met with the speaker of the US House of Representatives

China is holding a joint sharp sword naval exercise from April 8 to 10, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Combat Command (PLA) command said in a WeChat statement. These maneuvers began after the meeting of the President of the Republic of China in Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, on April 5 in California (during her transit stop from Central America) with the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on the same day urged Beijing not to treat Tsai’s events as special events, calling them “private and unofficial.” This comment did not convince the PRC authorities.

On April 9, the armed forces of the Republic of China in Taiwan recorded the approach of 70 aircraft and 11 ships of the PLA to the island, writes Reuters. Moreover, some of the fighters crossed the so-called median line of the Taiwan Strait (conditional border). At the same time, it is known that the forces of Taiwan also sent at least 10 of their ships to the median line, but neither side committed provocative actions.