Taiwan deploys forces, accuses China provoking a “high degree of danger” with military drills off their shores

Taipei – Taiwan sent forces on Wednesday Wednesday China“Live-Fire” drills from a self-governed island, said the Taipei Ministry of Defense, condemning exercises as dangerous. China has implemented 32 aircraft nearby Taiwan As part of the common combat exercise with Chinese war ships and announced “live fire exercises” in the area of ​​about 40 nautical miles from the democratically managed island south, said in the statement.

The Taiwanese military responded by sending marine, air and land forces to “monitoring, warning and responding appropriately,” the statement is stated.

The Chinese Liberation Army “broke international norms from unilaterally determining the 40 NM drill zones and pingtung, arguing live without prior warning,” the ministry said. “This move has not only caused a high degree of danger to the security of international flights and vessels at sea, but also the mud provocation in regional security and stability.”

Taiwan has a maritime and air base in Kaohsiung and Pingtung.

China in recent years has increased allocation of combat nozzles and warships around Taiwan for printing The alerts of sovereignty through the islandwhich Taipei rejects. Beijing was also more more assertive in Views of military force About other islands in the region over which territorial claims with other nations are competing, including Philippines and Vietnam.

Tajanov Ministry of Defense said the Chinese move was “completely contrary to its repeated claims about the” peaceful principles of “peaceful coexistence” and vowed to “continue our efforts to accumulate and readiness.”

The Chinese Foreign Ministry refused to comment on Taiwan, saying that the Chinese army set up drilling zone for “shooting training.”

“This is not a matter of external affairs,” said Lin Jian spokesman.

The Chinese Ministry of Defense did not immediately answer the request for a comment from AFP.

Tajanov Ministry of Defense said Chinese shares were in the region, including Live-fire drills outside Australia and Vietnam, “, prove that China is the only and greatest threat of peace and stability in Taiwan and Indo-Pacific Region.” The Australian government complained last week that China was issued by a warning of the potential naval exercises of “live fire” in international waters from the Eastern Shore with a little previous notice, forcing the disorder of some commercial flights.

Beijing described the maneuva near Australia as a training exercise, which they said “are” safe, standard and professional “and in accordance with international law, without commenting whether the live ammunition was used.

Wednesday drills are given a day after Taiwan seized Chinese planted ship for crew suspected of the trampling of telecommunications cables reminded. There is growing concern in Taiwan over the safety of their cables after the truck is suspected of the cargo ship this year.

The Chinese Communist Party never ruled by Democratic Taiwan, but Beijing has threatened to use force bring an island under her control.

Taiwan fears that China could stop his communication links as part of trying to seize the island or block it.

Taiwan, China and American “Strategic Ambiguity”

Taiwan is also a potential light for war between China and the United States, which is the most important and largest supplier of the weapon of the island.

While the United States is legally obliged to provide weapons to Taiwan, Washington has long maintained the policy of “strategic ambiguities” about whether it would deploy military means to defend the island from the Chinese attack.

Despite the strong two-way support at the US Congress for Taiwan, there are fears that President Trump could not consider to be worth defending if China attacks.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching has already vowed to increase investments in the United States to reduce the trade imbalance – which Mr. Trump openly criticized – and to spend more on the island soldiers, while his government is considering importing natural gas.

Since Mr. Trump has taken office in January, no changes in the attitude in Taiwan, but China accused the USA last week from “severe disorder” to “Separatist Forces” after us The fact was changed To remove the phrase, “We do not support Taiwanese independence.”

Beijing Considered the president of Laia as “Separatist” And he entered several rounds of the main military exercises because he came to power last May.

The dispute between Beijing and Taipei dates back to the Civil War between the Communist Fighters of Mao Zedong and the nationalist forces Chiang Kai-Shek, which in 1949. fled to Taiwan after their defeat.