00:00Welcome back. Taiwan is analyzing China's annual military exercises for signs of new tactics or operational patterns, according to a
00:09senior Taiwanese security official.
00:11Taiwan National Security Bureau Director-General Cai Mingyan has informed reporters in Parliament there had been an overall upward trend
00:19in China's activities.
00:22He added that the July to September period is the peak season for Chinese military drills, including joint drills with
00:29Russia.
00:30Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, closely monitors the daily Chinese military activities around the island, and says
00:40that the warning time for any attack is shortening.
00:43On Sunday, China's defense ministry and Russian state media said their navies would hold joint exercises in the waters and
00:51airspace of the Chinese city of Qingdao this week.
00:55Cai said China and Russia are seeking to counter the defense strategy constructed by the United States and its allies
01:02in the first island chain,
01:04which refers to an area stretching from Japan down to Taiwan, the Philippines and Borneo.
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