Fausto Chou discusses PLA's launch of another military exercise in an interview with Asharq News

Earlier, I participated in a live news program on Saudi Arabian news channel Asharq News, discussing the Chinese Communist Party's surprise announcement on the morning of April 8th (Taiwan time) that they would conduct military exercises in the Taiwan Strait and surrounding areas from April 8th to 10th, as part of the so-called "encirclement" preparations for Taiwan.

I mentioned that according to the Republic of China's Ministry of National Defense, the PLA dispatched 42 aircraft and 8 vessels to enter Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone this morning. 29 aircraft clearly crossed the median line of the strait. This operation is similar to the large-scale military exercise near Taiwan by the PLA after then-US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan last year. The timing of this exercise is during the current President of the Republic of China, Tsai Ing-wen's visit to Central America and transit through the United States, and after former President Ma Ying-jeou's visit to China and return to Taiwan.

I also mentioned that the PLA's actions are currently under the surveillance of the Republic of China's Ministry of National Defense, and the PLA only briefly crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, with its warships returning ahead of schedule.