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China continues its military deployment around Taiwan, on the second day of a show of force, with, according to Taipei, dozens of ships and around fifty aircraft.
It is one of the largest military exercises China has ever held. Taiwan indicated this Wednesday, January 11, that it had detected 53 Chinese military aircraft and 19 ships around the island over the past 24 hours. On the second day of this show of force, see images at sea and hear excerpts of statements from both sides in our video at the top of the article.
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“These actions inject uncertainty and risk into the region, creating disruption for neighboring countries, and confirm that China is a troublemaker undermining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region”the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
Asked about these maneuvers, Chinese diplomacy did not confirm them but placed the blame for any agitation on the supporters of the island’s independence.
“The attack on the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait is the work of separatist forces advocating the independence of Taiwan, with the support of external actors”said Mao Ning, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during a regular press conference.
“Red line”
“The Taiwan question constitutes the first impassable red line in relations between China and the United States”she insisted.
Beijing considers the former Japanese colony as a province that it has not yet managed to unify with the rest of its territory since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949, and does not rule out the use of force to do so. achieve.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the United States was monitoring the situation and would ensure “no one is doing anything to change the status quo in the strait” the Taiwan.
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“Again, our policy has not changed. We will continue to do everything in our power to help Taiwan acquire the means to defend itself.”he told the press on Wednesday at an American base in Japan.
The day before he had criticized the “coercive behavior” of China, during a meeting with his Japanese counterpart in Tokyo.
By Emmanuelle Hirschauer with AFP
