China’s maneuvers, which began in retaliation for Pelosi’s visit, should have ended last Sunday but have continued without a date. In response, Taiwan has started conducting live fire drills.
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Taiwan Tuesday began wartime maneuvers to test its defensive capabilities against China, which has been deploying military force on the island for nearly a week in retaliation for the visit of United States House of Representatives President Nancy Pelosi.
The Asian giant conducted unprecedented drills with live fire and missile launches in seven areas around Taiwan on the 4th, a day after Pelosi’s trip, and although they were due to end last Sunday, they have already been extended by two days.
The People’s Liberation Army (EPL, Chinese army) announced on Tuesday that it will continue its maneuvers, which are aimed at “containment and joint security operations” this day. For now, they have not disclosed the end date of the maneuvers.
The middle line of the Strait is a unofficial border but so far respected by Taipei and Beijing, so the fact that Chinese military planes and ships have continuously crossed it in recent days is considered by analysts to be a clear escalation of China’s pressure on the self-governing island.
In response to the Chinese exercises, Taiwan began live-fire military exercises on Tuesday to test your defensive ability For a hypothetical invasion by China and will repeat them on Thursday.
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu told a news conference that the Chinese military maneuvers are “an unreasonable provocation” and that Pelosi’s trip is “just an excuse for China”.
“China is trying to turn the Taiwan Strait into an inland sea and denies the status quo that it is an international waterway, which affects the international community’s right to freedom of navigation,” the minister said.
The crisis between Taiwan and China was sparked by the visit of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives to the island last week. The Chinese government has also suspended dialogue and cooperation with the United States in several areas, including climate change and defence.
“The US must take its responsibility and international obligations instead of making excuses for their mistakes,” one of China’s deputy foreign ministers, Ma Zhaoxu, said in an interview with state television CCTV.
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