On the afternoon of Sept. 4, China's Ministry of National Defense spokesperson Colonel Jiang Bin said recent Taiwanese defense reports exaggerate a "mainland threat" and serve as an excuse for the Democratic Progressive Party to stoke war anxiety. He reiterated that the PLA routinely conducts ships-and-aircraft combat-readiness patrols around Taiwan to carry out anti-secession and anti-interference operations to safeguard China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and warned any attempt to p

On the afternoon of Sept. 4, China's Ministry of National Defense spokesperson Colonel Jiang Bin said recent Taiwanese defense reports exaggerate a "mainland threat" and serve as an excuse for the Democratic Progressive Party to stoke war anxiety. He reiterated that the PLA routinely conducts ships-and-aircraft combat-readiness patrols around Taiwan to carry out anti-secession and anti-interference operations to safeguard China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and warned any attempt to pursue independence by force would fail.