BEIJING—China’s military is holding exercises this week in waters near Taiwan, China’s maritime safety agency said days after Beijing reiterated it was ready to fight if there was any move towards independence for the self-ruled island.
The agency did not say when the exercises would be held or what type of forces would be involved, but it placed an area off the coast of Guangdong and Fujian provinces, west of Taiwan, off limits from 6 a.m. on Aug. 5 (2200 GMT Aug. 4) to 6 p.m. on Aug. 9 (1000 GMT), due to military activity.
