The Double Ten National Day has just passed! The Communist Army announced: 10/12-17 live-fire drills in five sea areas including the East China Sea

The National Day has just passed, and maritime safety administrations in many places in China have successively announced that live ammunition firing will be carried out in five sea areas including the East China Sea, Yellow Sea, Bohai Sea and South China Sea from the 12th to the 17th. Spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense Chen Xi pointed out that the People's Liberation Army's regular drills are to deter "Taiwan independence".

President Lai Ching-te pointed out in his National Day speech that China continues to use military and gray zone operations to exert pressure in an attempt to change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait; Taiwan continues to promote national defense reform and prepare for the defense resilience of the entire society. In response, Chinese Ministry of National Defense spokesperson Chen Xi criticized Lai for "stubbornly insisting on Taiwan independence, confusing right and wrong, and exaggerating the so-called Chinese military threat." He also said that the People's Liberation Army's regular drills around the Taiwan Strait are to deter "Taiwan independence" and foreign interference attempts.

According to the China Maritime Safety Administration website, the Dalian Maritime Safety Administration announced on the 10th that it will conduct live ammunition firing in parts of the northern Yellow Sea from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the 12th. According to the coordinate connection, the general range is in the northern waters of the Yellow Sea southeast of Dalian, Liaoning. The Qinhuangdao Maritime Safety Administration also issued a navigation warning on the same day. From 6 a.m. on the 12th to 12 p.m. on the 16th, installation operations will be carried out in parts of the Bohai Sea, covering approximately the waters off Qinhuangdao, Hebei.

The Yancheng Maritime Safety Administration also previously issued a navigation warning on the evening of the 9th. Live ammunition shooting will be carried out in parts of the southern Yellow Sea from 7 am on the 16th to 6 pm on the 17th. According to its published coordinates, the approximate range is the coastal waters of the Yellow Sea in the north of Yancheng, Jiangsu Province.

In the East China Sea, the Wenzhou Maritime Safety Administration issued a navigation warning on the 8th. From 1:30 to 3:30 pm on the 13th, from 2:30 to 4:30 pm on the 14th, and from 3:30 to 4:30 pm on the 15th, military training will be carried out in the waters east of Oufei Beach in Wenzhou, roughly in the offshore waters east of Oufei Beach in Wenzhou, Zhejiang.

Regarding the South China Sea, the Zhanjiang Maritime Safety Administration also issued a navigation warning on the 10th. From the 12th to the 16th, live ammunition shooting will be carried out in parts of the South China Sea from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day, covering the area southeast of Zhanjiang, Guangdong.