Taiwan Penghu Defense Command originally planned to launch live artillery shooting this morning, but urgently called for a stop. (Photo source: Taiwan media)
Overseas Network, April 18 Today (18th) The mainland held a live-fire military exercise in the Taiwan Strait. According to Taiwan media reports, Taiwan's "Penghu Defense Command" was originally scheduled to launch live-fire artillery shooting this morning, but urgently called for a stop. Taiwan media analyzed that it was to avoid causing tension in the cross-strait situation. However, just yesterday, the Taiwan Army Kinmen Border Defense Command held a training exercise and fired rockets, which attracted outside attention.
Taiwan Army, who participated in live ammunition shooting, maintains artillery daily. (Photo source: Taiwan media)
According to Taiwan media reports, according to the announcement of the "Peng Defense Ministry" on March 22, ground weapons shooting was originally scheduled to be carried out in Wudeli, Magong City from 5:50 to 7:00 this morning. However, news came out this morning that the "Penghu Defense Ministry" did not publish an announcement in the Penghu local newspaper 3 days ago as usual, and the shooting was confirmed to be temporarily stopped and cancelled. It is generally believed that this is deliberately avoiding confrontation with the mainland.
"Pengyang Ministry of Defense" later denied, claiming that it was because Tsai Ing-wen's visit to Africa's "friendly countries" and artillery shooting training was suspended. However, Taiwanese media did not recognize this "excusation" and pointed out that if today's artillery shooting training is cancelled due to Tsai Ing-wen's visit, then the Kinmen Defense Command, which is also an off-island off-island, will also have live-fire shooting tomorrow. The statements between the two seem to be contradictory.
It is reported that this live-fire shooting was originally a routine annual training. The minimum radius of the dangerous area was 5 nautical miles and the maximum ballistic height was 5,000 feet (about 1,523.9 meters). The center point of the dangerous area was 119 degrees east longitude 34 minutes 31 seconds and 23 degrees north latitude 39 minutes 35 seconds. The original shooting time of the "Peng Defense Ministry" was originally scheduled to be 2 hours earlier than the live-fire military exercises in the mainland Taiwan and the Taiwan Strait.
Army Kinmen Border Defense Department conducts exercises. (Photo source: Taiwan United News Network)
Just yesterday (17th), the day before the mainland military exercise, the Kinmen Border Defense Command of the Taiwan Army also held a training exercise and fired rockets. Some Taiwanese media said that the competition was very meaningful. According to Taiwan United News Network, Taiwan's Ministry of Defense conducted rocket shooting at the peak shooting range on the 17th. Because it was on the eve of the mainland military exercise, the timing was sensitive, and many media wanted to enter the interview to get a glimpse of the truth, but the Taiwan military was very low-key.
The Taiwan military responded that this time was a small routine training for the "66 Rocket", that is, a shoulder-mounted rocket launcher. It mainly maintains routine and normal combat readiness training. The date was announced to the public as early as March. Shi Shunwen, director of the Political Warfare of the Ministry of Jin Dynasty, said that the defense zone has always attached great importance to military bases or daily resident training. This shooting training is one of the core inspection projects of the company-level bases and is not a rumored military exercise. Please do not worry too much. However, due to the coincidence of the timing, the training has attracted great attention from all walks of life on the island.
. Is there any meaning to warn the "Taiwan independence forces" against the People's Liberation Army to hold military exercises along the coast of Fujian on the 18th? Liu Jieyi, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, clearly stated, "We held military exercises to defend our motherland's sovereignty and territorial integrity." Liu Jieyi said that the mainland's position is consistent and very clear. The mainland has the greatest sincerity and is willing to do its best to strive for the prospects of cross-straits; "But we have enough will, confidence and ability to prevent any remarks and actions that attempt to split any part of the motherland from the motherland." (Overseas Network Pang Sheng)
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