A top Taiwan military leader yesterday warned the local troops not to believe in China's promises that it will not attack the island.
Chief of the General Staff Lo Pen-li told the military to have a clear understanding of the fickle nature of the Chinese Communist Party.
The past fighting experiences against the Communists showed the mainland regime had never lived up to its words, Lieutenant General Lo said when he inspected the Army yesterday.
He warned China would attack Taiwan any time it thought ripe. Taiwanese forces should not lower their guard, he said.
The Ministry of National Defence said yesterday it had not found any large-scale PLA combined forces actions in the current drill - only the movement of a few warships, an official said.
Meanwhile, residents on Tungchu island, part of the Matsu group, reported artillery fire coming from Pingtan, the mainland designated drill zone, yesterday.