Chinese fighter jets, navy ships hold drills around Taiwan

Record ID: 1958226

  • Title: Chinese fighter jets, navy ships hold drills around Taiwan
  • Date: 10th August 2022
  • Summary: UNKNOWN LOCATION, CHINA (AUGUST 9, 2022) (CCTV - No use China) ALARM RINING VARIOUS OF AIR FORCE PILOTS RUSHING TO BOARD FIGHTER JET FIGHTER JET TAKING OFF IN AIR, CHINA (AUGUST 9, 2022) (CCTV - No use China) AIR FORCE PILOT IN COCKPIT/PILOT SAYING (Mandarin): “ENEMY PLANES WERE DETECTED, PROCEED TO INTERCEPT IMMEDIATELY.” VIEW FROM AIR FORCE PILOT IN COCKPIT FIGHTER JET I
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  • Keywords: China Drill Military PLA Pelosi Taiwan
  • Location: IN AIR/AT SEA/UNKNOWN LOCATION, CHINA
  • City: IN AIR/AT SEA/UNKNOWN LOCATION, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Conflicts/War/Peace,International/National Security
  • Reuters ID: LVA001762510082022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:About 20 Chinese navy and Taiwan navy ships continued to stay close to the median line of the Taiwan Strait as of Wednesday (August 10) morning, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters, with navy ships, fighter jets, as well as refueling and signal jamming aircrafts being deployed.
    The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army said on Tuesday (August 9), the drill was focused on blockades and resupply logistics, "under a complex electromagnetic environment to refine joint containment and control capabilities", according to China's state-run media CCTV.
    CCTV footage from Tuesday (August 9) showed several fighter jets taking off into the skies. A new-type of refuelling aircraft conducted in-flight refuelling for two fighter jets during the drill.
    The military had already carried out a set of naval and air force drills in areas near Taiwan since August 4, following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island.
    It was not immediately clear how long the latest drill will last and where they will occur.
    (Production: Joyce Zhou)
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