The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council responds to whether the military exercises around the island will be normalized

On May 29th, on the morning of May 29th, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a regular press conference. A reporter asked that from May 23rd to 24th, the Eastern Theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army organized the theater, army, navy, air force, rocket army and other forces to conduct military exercises around Taiwan Island. Some Taiwanese media noticed that the name of the exercise is "United Sword-2024A". Does the "A" of the spokesperson mean that there will be "B" or even "C"? Will military exercises of this scale be normalized in the future? Zhu Fenglian, a spokeswoman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said that the "United Sword-2024A" exercise carried out by the People's Liberation Army around Taiwan Island is a firm punishment for the provocation of the "May 20" speech of the leader of the Taiwan region to seek "independence", a stern warning to external forces to condone support for "Taiwan independence" and interfere in China's internal affairs, and a just action to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity. "Taiwan independence" provocations continue for a day, and the People's Liberation Army's actions to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity have not stopped.