Taipei, March 21 (CNA) No signs have been found to indicate that mainland Chinese troops have massed for large-scale military drills aimed at Taiwan, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said on Tuesday.
So far, all mainland troop operations are only routine exercises, MND spokesman Kung Fan-ding said at a regular news briefing.
In a bid to build public confidence during the presidential election period, the MND has been closely watching movements by the mainland military and providing the public with correct information on the issue, according to Kung.
He urged the public not to worry about a mainland attack, saying that the ROC armed forces will swiftly respond to any situation that develops in the Taiwan Strait.
In addition, MND officials responded to an earlier report that thousands of mainland fishing vessels had "surrounded" the ROC-controlled Pratas Islands in the South China Sea.
The officials said that "a few" mainland and Hong Kong vessels in the area are fishing boats operating in their traditional springtime fishing grounds. (By Flor Wang)
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