At 2:00 PM on December 25, the Ministry of Defense held a regular press conference, during which Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, answered questions from reporters.
Reporter: According to reports, the Taiwan "National Security Bureau" recently stated that the number of PLA aircraft circling around Taiwan this year reached nearly 3,600 sorties, setting a new record in history. The PLA aircraft and warships have carried out 39 "joint combat readiness patrols." The Taiwan defense department said that it has formulated combat readiness contingency procedures against mainland military actions and is prepared to respond to PLA surprise attacks. What is your comment on this, spokesperson?
Zhang Xiaogang: Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. The PLA regularly conducts training and preparedness near the Taiwan Strait, organizing anti-secession and anti-interference operations to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity. This is entirely just and reasonable. The PLA will not stop its efforts to strike against "Taiwan independence" and promote unification. Every time "Taiwan independence" provokes, we will increase pressure and advance further until the complete unification of the motherland is achieved. We warn the Kuomintang authorities to face reality, follow the trend, abandon the "Taiwan independence" secessionist plot once and for all, and stop all provocative and war-mongering acts. This is the only correct realistic choice.
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