China’s Military Exercises Near Taiwan: The Lowdown on an Uptick


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In the East China Sea, live-fire was brought into practice in the Huangdayang waters of the Zhoushan Islands, Daishan Waterway, and Baisha Island in Taizhou (all of which are in Zhejiang province) in mid-August. Between September 8-10, military operations were further carried out near Queer’ao Island, Yijiangshan Island, and Dachen Islands in the East China Sea. Navigation warnings ZJG0722 and ZJG0726 were issued for live-fire exercises on Yushan Islands in late September. This range of target area is the same as that in the Yellow Sea exercises, with dimensions not surpassing the range of anti-aircraft artillery and short-range air defense...