Taiwan today denounced that Chinese military ships and aircraft have crossed the midline of the Formosa Strait in “simulation of a possible attack” as part of military maneuvers announced following the visit of US Legislature Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island. The island’s Ministry of National Defense, in a message posted on its official Twitter account, assures that the goal of this attack simulation will be a “high-value asset”, without specifying further details about it.
As an answer, Taipei has issued warnings and established air and sea patrolsIn the face of “strong provocation” to cross the middle line of the Bosphorus by “a few” Chinese ships and aircraft, it is also activating land-based missile systems, as it did yesterday. This imaginary line in the throat, unofficial border but tacitly respected by China and Taiwan during the last decades.
The People’s Liberation Army (EPL, Chinese Army) moves are part of the military maneuvers it has conducted since Thursday and will last until Sunday in retaliation for Pelosi’s visit. including real fire and launching of long-range missiles. These exercises are conducted at six sites around the island, one of which is about 20 kilometers off the coast of southern Taiwan’s main city, Kaohsiung.
While China has held other exercises in the Taiwan Strait in recent years, this week’s exercises are different because they “cover a larger area, involve more military elements and are expected to be extremely effective,” said Chinese experts, quoting the defense. by local media. Taiwan has described China’s military presence in these areas as a “blockade”, and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen called China’s “deliberately increasing military threat” “irresponsible”.
Describing Pelosi’s visit as “nonsense” and “a pathetic betrayal”, China claims sovereignty over the island and views Taiwan as a rebellious province since the Kuomintang nationalists withdrew in 1949 after losing the civil war against the communists.
Source: Informacion
