PLA drills surrounding Taiwan island "a just move": mainland

BEIJING, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The drills conducted by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Monday in the Taiwan Strait and in areas to the north, south and east of Taiwan island were a just move to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said.

Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks regarding the PLA Eastern Theater Command's drills code-named "Joint Sword-2024B," which involved troops from the army, navy, air force and rocket force.