China's People's Liberation Army to hold new military drills amid visit by Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. Exercises Announced for August 4-7, Pelosi Should Leave on the 3rd.

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The Xinhua state news agency has published the coordinates of six exercise sites, their location indicates that the island will actually be encircled. This is what the map will look like:.

The PLA will conduct important military exercises and training activities including live-fire drills in six regions surrounding the Taiwan island from Thursday to Sunday pic. twitter.

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“For security reasons, ships and aircraft are prohibited from entering the specified sea areas and airspace,” the message added..

Meanwhile, the state-run CCTV agency released a video of active preparations for the exercise, which is due to begin in two days..

The United States is stepping up its naval presence in the Philippine Sea in response to China's military activity..