China’s Ministry of Defense accused the Taiwanese government of deliberately inflating the military threat from China in order to win over the ruling party in the elections to be held on the island on January 13. This was reported by Reuters.
The agency states that the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in Taiwan will determine the island’s relations with Beijing, which has increased military pressure in the last four years.
Speaking at the monthly press conference held in Beijing, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said that the Taiwanese government was responsible for the tensions.
“Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials are deliberately exaggerating the so-called military threat from the mainland and exaggerating tensions,” Wu said, referring to Taiwan’s ruling party, which Beijing calls separatist. said.
18 December Taiwan was recorded Approaching China’s bubble island.
Later island officials reported About the “invasion” of Chinese aircraft into the Taiwan Strait.
Previously Xi Jinping in the name Stop Taiwan’s attempts to secede from China.