The PLA conducted a "secret military exercise" near Kaohsiung and the sea outside Pingtung at noon today, and the Taiwanese military was completely unaware? The Taiwanese military only claimed in its announcement that there were 28 sorties of mainland aircraft and warships operating around the Taiwan Strait before 6:00 AM this morning, especially 12 warships of the mainland approaching Taiwan.
Is there any abnormality in the PLA's actions in the Taiwan Strait? The Taiwan "Ministry of National Defense" repeated old arguments, stating that from 6:00 AM yesterday to 6:00 AM today, it detected 16 sorties of mainland aircraft, of which 12 sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the airspace in the north, southwest, and east. It also detected 12 mainland warships. Among these 28 sorties of mainland aircraft and warships, 2 sorties of helicopters appeared in the airspace over eastern Taiwan. Military enthusiasts on the island believe that the appearance of helicopters in the east often indicates that the mainland submarines are conducting underwater activity drills.
However, former "Director of the Taiwan Weather Bureau" Ming-Di Zheng discovered something unusual when he shared weather information on Facebook today. He posted a radar echo image at 11:20 AM this morning and marked the waters southwest of Kaohsiung and Pingtung, believing that this was not a "weather echo". The radar echo here is likely due to "military activities". He further explained, "The echo is real, but it does not come from raindrops. The small blocks of strong echoes in the marked area continue to appear stably, and the echoes clearly drift steadily with the wind. According to past experience, such echoes are often related to military activities."
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