Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. VOA Mandarin: China beefing up naval deployment surrounding Taiwan by Zhuang Zhiwei Taiwan's Ministry of Defense spokesperson said on Tuesday that the current naval deployment by China in the region extending from Japan's southern islands to the South China Sea is the largest since the military exercises surrounding Taiwan prior to the 1996 Taiwanese presidential election. "This poses a significant threat to us," the spokesman said. Notably, the Chinese military has not yet provided public explanations about this deployment. See full story [1]here. References 1. https://www.voachinese.com/a/taiwan-warns-of-danger-as-pla-deploys-largest-naval-fleet-in-decades-20241210/7896023.html