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Taiwan says its intelligence is monitoring China's missile troop movements
Taiwanese military surveillance and reconnaissance assets are tracking the movements of People's Liberation Army (PLA) missile units as China announces drills near Taiwan, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said in a statement.
China has imposed new sanctions on the United States over arms supplies to Taiwan.
The document says that Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense will monitor the sea and airspace around the island and regularly inform residents of any response measures taken. Taiwan's military also urged islanders not to respond to false information and to follow official sources.
The People's Liberation Army launched Joint Sword 2024B exercises on Taiwanese soil on Monday. The PLA Eastern Combat Command said the drills would serve as a "strong deterrent to separatist forces seeking Taiwan independence." The China Coast Guard also announced that four squadrons of the Chinese Coast Guard would patrol the waters near Taiwan to maintain law and order.
Taiwan has been governed by an autonomous government since 1949, when the remnants of the Nationalist Party led by Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) fled to Taiwan after their defeat in the Chinese Civil War. Beijing considers Taiwan a province of the People's Republic of China.