China announced Monday that it had "successfully completed" its military exercises in the vicinity of Taiwan , which lasted for three days, during which it simulated "encircling" the island.

And the Eastern Command of the Chinese army stated in a post on social media, "From April 8th to the tenth of it, the Eastern Command successfully completed various tasks within the framework of war readiness patrols in the vicinity of Taiwan and within the framework of joint sword exercises, and it fully tested the integrated joint combat capabilities." of various military branches in actual combat conditions.

The Kremlin fully supported the military maneuvers that China is conducting in the vicinity of Taiwan, considering that Beijing is being subjected to "provocations" by the United States, which supports the island.

"China has the sovereign right to act in response to these provocative actions, in particular by conducting maneuvers," Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.