2022 Chinese military exercises around Taiwan

2022 Chinese military exercises around Taiwan
Part of Cross-Strait conflict
Areas where People's Liberation Army exercises were scheduled to take place between 4–7 August
Date4–15 August 2022 (2022-08-04 – 2022-08-15)
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Location
Ocean surrounding Taiwan
Caused byNancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit
Resulted in
Parties
Lead figures

The 2022 Chinese military exercises around Taiwan (traditional Chinese: 2022年環臺軍事演練; simplified Chinese: 2022年环台军事演练) were a series of military exercises by the People's Republic of China (PRC) that encircled Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC). They initially lasted from 4–7 August 2022 and involved live-fire drills, air sorties, naval deployments, and ballistic missile launches by the People's Liberation Army (PLA). The exercises started in response to US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.[3][4][5]

The exercises, which drew criticism from the G7 nations, were a show of force intended to deter what the PRC perceives as US involvement in “internal Chinese affairs” and to demonstrate Chinese military power in the region for both international and domestic audiences.[6][5][7] The live-fire drills were unprecedented in recent history[8] and took place in six zones that surrounded the island's busiest international waterways and aviation routes.[9][10] On 8 August, China's military announced new military exercises around Taiwan.[11] China announced an end to the exercises on 10 August, but also stated that regular "patrols" would be launched in the Taiwan Strait.[12][13]

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  6. ^ Wang, Vivian (6 August 2022). "Chinese Military Drills Aim to Awe, Both Abroad and at Home". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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  8. ^ Zheng, Sarah (2 August 2022). "China Plans Four Days of Military Drills in Areas Encircling Taiwan". Bloomberg. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  9. ^ "China starts biggest-ever military drills around Taiwan in wake of Pelosi's visit". CBS News. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  10. ^ Davidson, Helen; Ni, Vincent (3 August 2022). "China to begin series of unprecedented live-fire drills off Taiwan coast". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference guardian-resumes-drills was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ "China Says Taiwan Military Drills Over, Plans Regular Patrols". Bloomberg.com. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  13. ^ Pollard, Martin Quin; Lee, Yimou (11 August 2022). "China military 'completes tasks' around Taiwan, plans regular patrols". Reuters. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

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