NO SIGNS OF LARGE MILITARY EXERCISE ON CHINA: DEFENSE MINISTRY
Central News Agency
2005-07-20 14:40:22
Taipei, July 20 (CNA) A Ministry of National Defense official said Wednesday that the ministry has not detected any signs of large-scale military exercises on China, contrary to local media reports.
According to defense ministry spokesman Liu Chih-chien, July is usually the time when land troops of the Chinese military undergo sea training, but there are no signs that massive maneuvers are currently taking place on Dongshan Island -- the usual site for these exercises.
Liu urged the media not to misinterpret military activities on China.
Liu was responding to a report that the People's Liberation Army has recently sent troops to Fujian's Dongshan Island in preparation for its annual military exercise.
(By Y.F. Low)
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