www.zerohedge.com by TYLER DURDEN
China on Wednesday revealed that it held fresh military drills near Taiwan while Joe Biden was wrapping up his first trip to Asia as president. A statement cited “joint patrol and combat readiness operations near Taiwan” while the US leader was in Tokyo where he was meeting with leaders of the other “Quad” nations of Japan, India, and Australia. The military further warned of “collusion” between the US and Taiwan:
Shi Yi, from the PLAâs Eastern Theatre Command, said on Wednesday that the joint naval and air combat-readiness exercise by the Peopleâs Liberation Army was a âsolemn warning against recent collusion between the United States and Taiwanâ.
The Wednesday statement was issued by the Peopleâs Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command, confirming it held live fire combat readiness exercises both in the waters and airspace around Taiwan. “It is hypocritical and futile for the United States to say one thing and do another on the Taiwan issue,” the spokesman, Shi added…
