MOSCOW, April 10 – RIA Novosti. The Russian Federation has witnessed provocative actions against the PRC, they have the right to react, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.
“In a very short period of time, we have witnessed multiple actions that were provocative towards the People’s Republic of China. Of course, China has the sovereign right to respond to these provocative actions, including conducting military maneuvers in strict accordance with international law, and everyone should respect the right of China, just like other countries, to such actions,” Peskov told reporters.
Shi Yi, spokesman for the PLA’s Eastern Combat Command Zone, said on Saturday that the Chinese armed forces are conducting exercises and patrols in the sea and airspace around Taiwan on April 8-10 in accordance with the combat training plan.
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