China embarks on military drills
The map below shows the locations of China's military drills surrounding Taiwan after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi – a veteran China critic and the third most senior U.S. politician – visited Taipei this week.
MAINLAND
CHINA
China’s drill
locations
Fuzhou
FUJIAN
PROVINCE
Taipei
Xiamen
TAIWAN
Kaohsiung
Median line*
Territorial sea**
South China Sea
50 miles
100 km
* An unofficial maritime line of control which China does not recognise, although neither side's aircraft or battleships normally cross it.
** A 12-nautical mile zone from the baseline or low-water line along the Taiwanese coast. Taiwan's control also extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as to its bed and subsoil.
Sources: Xinhua News Agency; Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative; U.S Congressional Research Service
W. Foo | Reuters, Aug. 4, 2022
China embarks on military drills
The map below shows the locations of China's military drills surrounding Taiwan after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi – a veteran China critic and the third most senior U.S. politician – visited Taipei this week.
MAINLAND
CHINA
Fuzhou
China’s military
drill locations
FUJIAN PROVINCE
Taipei
Xiamen
Territorial sea**
GUANGDONG
PROVINCE
TAIWAN
Kaohsiung
Median line*
South China Sea
50 miles
100 km
* An unofficial maritime line of control which China does not recognise, although neither side's aircraft or battleships normally cross it.
** A 12-nautical mile zone from the baseline or low-water line along the Taiwanese coast. Taiwan's control also extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as to its bed and subsoil.
Sources: Xinhua News Agency; Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative; U.S Congressional Research Service
W. Foo | Reuters, Aug. 4, 2022