On July 23, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian presided over a regular press conference. A reporter asked, since China and the US just finished holding talks in the Philippines yesterday, why did the Chinese side conduct live fire exercises in the Taiwan Strait the next day? The two sides discussed many topics during the meeting, including the Taiwan issue. The choice of this time point for this exercise can be interpreted as China's intention to send a clear signal to the US side? In response, Lin Jian said, “Regarding the military exercises you mentioned, the relevant Chinese authorities have already released information.”

On July 23, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian presided over a regular press conference. A reporter asked, since China and the US just finished holding talks in the Philippines yesterday, why did the Chinese side conduct live fire exercises in the Taiwan Strait the next day? The two sides discussed many topics during the meeting, including the Taiwan issue. The choice of this time point for this exercise can be interpreted as China's intention to send a clear signal to the US side? In response, Lin Jian said, “Regarding the military exercises you mentioned, the relevant Chinese authorities have already released information.”