00:00China also launched military exercises around Taiwan.
00:04It was led by the Taiwanese government,
00:06while the chief of staff of our military
00:09was preparing to march in the Northern New Zone
00:11in the invasion of China
00:12and the invasion of thousands of Filipinos in Taiwan.
00:16This is Joseph Morong's report.
00:19China's ship is growing
00:21and the Taiwan Defense Ministry
00:23was able to see it close to their territory.
00:25According to two senior officials in Taiwan,
00:27more than 10 Chinese warships
00:29approached the 24-nautical-mile contiguous zone of Taiwan.
00:33This was accompanied by China's launch
00:35of joint army, navy, and rocket exercises
00:37around Taiwan.
00:39It is said that it will serve as a warning
00:41against the advance of Taiwan's independence.
00:44In the past, China considered Taiwan
00:46as their province
00:48that they are ready to defend even if war breaks out.
00:50That is, even if Taiwan becomes
00:52the Republic of China.
00:54According to the Taiwanese Defense Ministry,
00:56more than 70 Chinese military aircraft
00:58and 13 Chinese navy ships
01:00were detected around Taiwan
01:02while China's exercises were underway.
01:05As a result, Taiwan deployed
01:07military jets and military ships.
01:17They also inactivated their land-based missile systems.
01:20The Presidential Office of Taiwan
01:22also condemned China's exercises
01:24as a troublemaker.
01:26It is believed that Taiwan
01:28is able to defend itself.
01:30It is not yet known
01:32how long China's exercises will last.
01:34What will happen in Taiwan?
01:36The Armed Forces of the Philippines
01:38said that the Philippines is heavily affected.
01:40Aside from more than 160,000
01:42Filipinos living in Taiwan,
01:44the southernmost part of the country
01:46is only 140 kilometers
01:48away from Mavulis Island in Batanes,
01:50the southernmost island of the Philippines
01:52and the northernmost island of the Philippines.
01:54That is why the AFP is preparing
01:56the North Luzon Command on NOLCOM
01:58in the scenario of the Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
02:01We will extend our sphere of operations
02:05because if something happens to Taiwan,
02:09inevitably, we will be involved.
02:12There are 250,000 OFWs
02:16working in Taiwan
02:18and we will have to rescue them.
02:20Joseph Morong reporting for GMA Integrated News.
02:30This is YouTube.
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