Taiwan | Chinese balloons over the Taiwan Strait

of Taiwan The Ministry of Defense says it detected four Chinese balloons over the Taiwan Strait on Monday, reports the news agency Reuters.

According to Reuters, two of the balloons crossed the island of Taiwan.

Since December, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) has been reporting Chinese balloons crossing the Taiwan Strait that have crossed the middle line, the unofficial border between China and Taiwan, according to the news media Taiwan News.

January 6th the ministry said the balloons were a “serious threat to the safety of many international air routes”, the magazine tells. The ministry accused China of “neglecting flight safety”.

According to the ministry, China's main goal is the disruption of the 'gray zone' and an attempt to use cognitive warfare to influence the morale of Taiwan's troops, the newspaper says.

In addition to balloons, China has stationed naval vessels and military aircraft around the Taiwan Strait.

of Taiwan and China have been increasing since 2016.

At that time, the president of Taiwan was elected Tsai Ing-wen and China accused its Democratic Progressive Party of “separatist activities”. According to Tsai, “war is not an option,” Taiwan News write.

Taiwan will hold presidential elections again this week.

The mayor of Taipei, who belongs to the Chinese National Party Hou Yu-ih has warned that Taipei faces a choice between “peace and war”. Hou has promised to maintain regional stability.

China's president Xi Jinping said the President of the United States in December For Joe Bidenthat China intends to take over Taiwan, HS told. Xi stated that China's plan is to reunify Taiwan with mainland China peacefully.

China considers Taiwan a rebel province, in practice Taiwan is independent.