A quiet return to the siege.
Taiwan's Defense Minister Guo Lixiong said PLA naval forces, including the aircraft carrier Liaoning, are conducting anti-access exercises in the western Pacific Ocean without announcement or official name. The statement came after American think tanks spread news of the participation of more than a hundred Chinese Navy and Coast Guard ships from the Southern, Eastern and Northern Commands at the same time, to practice encircling the island and creating the impression that Taiwan could be isolated at any time. Taiwan's National Security Council has previously warned against such a group. Gu Lixiong called these actions an attempt to destabilize the Indo-Pacific region, adding that Taiwan's military is keeping the situation under control through cooperation with allies and intelligence.