China’s Ministry of Defense simulated what an attack by its armed forces on Taiwan would look like. The video was released on the Chinese state television channel on YouTube and shows movements of land, air and sea vehicles, as well as missiles fired towards the island.
Last Friday (24) was the second day of exercises by the Chinese Armed Forces on the outskirts of Taiwan, which include “integrated operations inside and outside the archipelago and a test of joint capability to seize joint power”, according to military sources. According to the state news agency Xinhua, the military exercises are a “punishment” for Taiwan, considered by the Chinese to be part of their territory.
China’s military action takes place in the same week that Taiwanese President William Lai (Lai Ching-te), considered a “troublemaker” by Beijing, took office. On the first day of the exercises, Taiwan asked its citizens for calm, mobilized its Armed Forces and assured that it will protect democracy on the island with “determination”.
“I also want to call on China to cease its political and military intimidation against Taiwan, share with Taiwan the global responsibility for maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait as well as in the region, and ensure that the world is free from fear of war,” said Lai Ching-te in his inauguration speech.
Chinese military maneuvers near Taiwan began in 2022
China is resorting to these maneuvers for the fourth time since 2022, when it carried out the first in response to the visit of then US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, which infuriated Beijing and raised tensions between the two sides of the narrow to levels not seen in decades.
The autonomous island, whose sovereignty is claimed by Beijing, is one of the main sources of friction between China and the United States – the main country supplying weapons to Taiwan and which can intervene in the event of a conflict.
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