Taiwan Army starts this Wednesday maneuvers President defends it while China extends his last trip The United States accused Beijing of taking the island by storm and airspace closure. Taiwan is not giving a ceasefire to this day even though everything remains the same, tied to a half-century interim period and no change in sight, peaceful reunification is as improbable as military occupation.
follow Taipei counting ships and planes Chinese fighters are in nearby waters, although Beijing has adjusted its move to Monday. This morning it reported that 35 ships and eight aircraft had been detected in the last 24 hours. At least eight of the firsts have crossed the middle line. Strait of Formosa, informal border and already irrelevant. The delayed departure of the Chinese troops without an official extension announcement coincides with the expected start of the Taiwanese. It was unclear whether the exercise, announced weeks ago by the national press, started this afternoon, but social networks have confirmed that it was transported south by land. lots of armored vehicles. These are maneuvers of the People’s Liberation Army to repel an amphibious attack on one of the beaches, more favorable for an invasion in the town of Taitung.
The China and Taiwan war games coincide with those organized by the United States and the Philippines, which will last two and a half weeks and involve more than 17,000 soldiers. Echoes of joint exercises Washington and Seoul, The biggest in five years on the Korean peninsula. there is no day without you military maneuvers in this part of the world.
The recent crisis in the Formosa Strait was provoked by the president’s meeting in Los Angeles. Tsai Ing-wenwith the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy. The Taiwan Affairs Office in Beijing announced today that Tsai “has brought danger to the island.” “Almost completely siding with the United States is pushing Taiwan into stormy waters,” said office spokesman Zhu Fenglian. The topic lost its weight in the national press, the multilateral world announced the upcoming Sino-Brazilian summit and focused on the Dalai Lama’s attempt to lick a child.
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“Faced with continued expansion authoritarianism It is even more important that democracies act together.” “With this trip, we send the message to the international community that Taiwan is determined once again. protection freedom and democracy,” he added. Canada recognizes China, not Taiwan.
The latest military maneuvers have generated far less media noise than those ordered by McCarthy’s predecessor, Nancy Pelosi, after her summer visit to Taipei. They were shorter (three days plus an extension), no missiles, cyberattacks, or flight cancellations. While Taiwanese went to work in the summer and last week, these hysterical announcements of impending invasions were not repeated in much of the Western press.
China may close some Taiwan airspace next week. It was reassured by the Reuters agency, which cited four unnamed official sources “from outside of China”. They say that this closure will extend to the north of the island and will last between April 16-18, and they ignore the reasons. If approved, the measure will affect most flights connecting the island to northeast and southeast Asia, and connecting flights to South Korea, Japan and the United States.