The Chinese military closed the seventh exercise area, 130 km east of the port of Hualien (Taiwan), from 5:00 am (Moscow time) on Aug. 4 to 5:00 am on Aug. 8.
District coordinates (on the map):
23°40'00"N, 122°30'00"E;
23°40'00"N, 122°54'00"E;
23°13'00"N, 122°54'00"E;
23°13'00"N, 122°30'00"E.
We assume that China can launch other types of missiles in the area. Recall that today there were Dongfeng-15V ballistic missile firing.
The PLA sent more than 100 warplanes for the first day of military exercises near Taiwan, including the most advanced J-20 stealth fighter and the newly revealed Y-20U air tanker.
In addition, more than 10 destroyers were deployed to block access to the areas and help coordinate testing. SCMP
Beijing broke unspoken rules enforced for decades by militaries on both sides of the Taiwan Strait on the first day of its unprecedented military exercise - SCMP
The PLA fired dozens of ballistic missiles directly at Taiwan, sent warplanes and ships across the median line dividing the strait, launched drones over Taiwan's airspace and deployed at least one aircraft carrier and nuclear submarine in a simulated blockade of Taiwan.
The tactic is part of a strategy to sow fear and panic in the Taiwan Strait, the analyst said.
US Air Force F-15 fighter jets took off from the Naha base in Japan with 6 scrambles.
Now the confusion of the last position of the CVN-76, each one says a different thing.
The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan of the US Navy moved to the waters of the southeast of Taiwan along with the task force ship.