New massive Chinese military exercises around the island
China has warned today that the efforts to guarantee Taiwan’s independence will lead to the “war”, with its army that in the same hours announced important military maneuvers near the island.
“Taiwan’s independence means war and promoting Taiwan’s independence means pushing the people of Taiwan into a dangerous reinforced conflict situation,” said Zhu Fenglan, spokesman for the Taiwan’s affairs office, who supervises the policies of the Chinese Communist Party towards the island.
The Chinese army declared this morning that she had started exercises around Taiwan, in what called “a severe warning and an energetic deterrence” against those who CEO considers separatists on the autonomous island.
“These exercises are mainly concentrated on patrols of promptness to the sea-air combat, joint conquest of global superiority, assault on maritime and terrestrial objectives and blocking of key areas and maritime routes,” said Colonel Shi Yi, spokesman for the command of the Oriental Theater of the Chinese army.
China has deployed its group of shopkeepers Shandong and other boats around Taiwan, said the Ministry of Defense of the island this morning after Beijing announced military exercises. Taiwan sent its planes and ships and lined up terrestrial missile systems in response to maneuvers, said the dicastery. Taipei “carefully monitored the movements of the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong and other planes and boats that entered the response area of Taiwan,” said the ministry in a press release. Taipei detected 19 Chinese war ships around the island in 24 hours until 6:00, specified the dicastery in a separate declaration.
China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has refused to exclude the use of the strength to bring the island under its control. There have been several rounds of exercises organized by China since the Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te entered in office in May 2024. Chinese leaders detestate Lai, who called a “separatist”. Last month Lai called China a “hostile foreign force”.
