China is deploying dozens of ships in its biggest maritime mobilisation around Taiwan in years, Taipei said Tuesday, after Beijing voiced fury at President Lai Ching-te's recent visit to the United States. There has been no public announcement by the PLA or Chinese state media, but a foreign ministry spokeswoman said China would "resolutely defend" its sovereignty.
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00:00The wind was so strong that I could hardly see the road.
00:04I'm just a little tired, so I'm going to take a break.
00:09I'm on the way to the next destination.
00:12I'm going to stay in this hotel for a week.
00:17I'm going to stay here for a month and a half, and I'm going to try to get a good night's sleep.
00:20I'm trying to get used to the wind.
00:27We are using the current scale
00:32to compare with the previous four times.
00:37Our so-called large-scale operation
00:39is mainly a movement of the naval forces.
00:44The number of warships?
00:45Not only the number of warships,
00:48but also the scale, including the way it is deployed.
00:53One, two, three.
00:56OK.
01:04One, two, three.
01:09I think, because we don't want to fight,
01:13we try not to fight.
01:15If we want to fight, we will be able to fight very soon.
01:18But after the fight,
01:19the national harm of the people on both sides is too great.
01:23Yes, everyone's feelings are hurt.
01:25Why should the Chinese fight?
01:26We hope to unify as soon as possible.
01:29But this hope depends on the wishes of the people
01:34of Taiwan and mainland China.