Taiwan has been on alert since its president’s speech last week.
Beijing deployed planes and warships this Monday, October 14, to encircle Taiwan, as part of military maneuvers presented as a “serious warning” to the “separatist” authorities on the island.
China subsequently declared on Monday that it had “successfully completed” its military exercises around Taiwan, which began the same day, adding that these maneuvers had “fully tested the integrated joint operations capabilities of its troops”.
“The troops […] remain on constant alert, continue to strengthen their combat readiness through intensive training, and will firmly thwart all separatist attempts to achieve Taiwan independence,” said Li Xi, a spokesperson for the Chinese army.
125 planes
Taiwan had detected 125 Chinese planes near the island after Beijing launched new military maneuvers, a Defense Ministry official said, citing a “single day record.”
“125 planes are indeed a record for a single day,” Lieutenant General Hsieh Jih-sheng, a senior intelligence official at the Defense Ministry, told a news conference.
Taiwan has been on alert since President Lai Ching-te’s National Day speech last week, during which he said China had no right to represent Taiwan. ‘island. Beijing, which describes Taiwan’s democratically elected president as a “separatist”, considers Taiwan to be an integral part of its territory.
“Restraint”
The European Union, for its part, called on all parties to “show restraint” in Taiwan at a time when Beijing deployed planes and warships to encircle the island, as part of military maneuvers, a spokesperson announced. word of the EU diplomatic service.
“We call on all parties to exercise restraint and avoid any action that could further escalate tensions across the strait (between Taiwan and mainland China), which must be resolved through dialogue,” the door said in a statement. -speaker, Nabila Massrali.
