China holds military drills around Taiwan

China has launched naval exercises and a three-day “cruise and patrol” operation in the north and central Taiwan Strait – involving the on-site inspection of commercial shipping and ferry routes


Areas selected for China naval exercises

Major inspection routes

Taiwan Transport Ministry has told shipping operators to resist inspection orders from China

Matsu Is. (TAIWAN)
Fuzhou 
Mawei
Pingtan
CHINA
Xiamen 
Kinmen Is. (TAIWAN)
Taiwan Strait median line
Illegal sand mining
SOUTH CHINA SEA
Bashi Channel, Apr 5: Chinese Shandong aircraft carrier group
Taipei
Taichung
TAIWAN
Penghu Islands
Kaohsiung 
Lambai Island
Lanyu
JAPAN
Yaeyama Islands
PACIFIC OCEAN
Taiwan’s territorial waters
Taiwan Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ)
PHILIPPINES
100km 60 miles


Aircraft: up to 44
Length: 305m
Displacement: 70,000 tonnes
Speed: 31 knots (57km/h)
Crew: 2,250 (est) 

 
Sources: Bloomberg, Taiwan News, Central China Television
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