China's CCTV reported (June 1) that the PLA Eastern Theatre Command has organised multimilitary joint combat readiness patrols in the sea and airspace around Taiwan. The Global
Times (Chinese) quoted PLA Army 'Eastern War Zone' spokesman Colonel Shi Yi as saying
'This is a necessary action taken in response to the US-Taiwan collusion. The United States has
been making frequent moves on the Taiwan issue recently, saying one thing and doing another,
encouraging, and supporting "Taiwan independence" forces, both explicitly and implicitly,
which will push Taiwan into a dangerous situation and will have serious consequences for itself.
Taiwan is a part of China. The troops in the war zone will continue to strengthen their training
and preparedness, continuously improve their ability to fulfil their mission, and resolutely
thwart any interference by external forces or secessionist attempts by "Taiwan independence".'
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