Beijing. November 10. INTERFAX - A representative of the Eastern Military District of China Shi Yi said that the country's Air Force carried out combat patrols in the Taiwan Strait zone to demonstrate the country's high degree of combat readiness.
"Taiwan is part of the territory of China. The military operation organized by the district forces is a response to the serious mistakes made by the countries concerned in the Taiwan issue and the actions of the separatist forces of "Taiwan independence," he said.
Shi Yi stressed that "this is a necessary measure to protect national sovereignty." "The district's troops are constantly on high alert and will take all necessary measures to resolutely counter all provocative acts that threaten China's core interests and undermine peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait," he added.
Earlier, Taiwanese media reported that on the evening of November 9, a delegation of US congressmen arrived in Taiwan by military plane.
In this regard, the representative of the Ministry of Defense of the People's Republic of China raised a protest and stressed that this is "gross interference in China's internal affairs" and demanded that Washington "stop provocative actions."