PLA warplanes, warships spotted in nighttime patrols around Taiwan island

PLA warplanes, warships spotted in nighttime patrols around Taiwan island

Recent nighttime exercises and patrols by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) around the island of Taiwan are routine and aim to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity from “Taiwan independence” secessionists and external interference forces, Chinese mainland experts said on Thursday, amid foreign media hype over the “first large-scale military activity” after the island’s regional election.