Tension in the region is growing, especially due to the increase in military actions by China in the run-up to the inauguration of the new Taiwanese president.
View of China from Taiwan. Photo: Reuters.
He Taiwan Ministry of Defense reported this Thursday that 23 planes and 5 Chinese military ships were detected in the vicinity of the island. This comes after the passage of a warship USA throughout the region, which increases tension between the countries.
According to what the United States Navy revealed, The destroyer USS Halsey passed through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday. The 180-kilometer-wide strait is a vital artery for much of global maritime trade, although it is also witness to different military maneuvers and tests carried out by the Asian giant.
Ships from Taiwan. Photo: Reuters.
In the run-up to the assumption of William Lainew Taiwanese president, China intensified its military activity in the surrounding area of the territory they consider “dangerous separatist”. The truth is Po Horng-hueiMinister of Defense of Taiwan, indicated that they are prepared for any action decided by the nation chaired by Xi Jinping.
“The Army of our country will comply with all combat readiness requirements before and after May 20 and will pay close attention to the Chinese Communist Party’s actions that harm regional peace and stability”he declared. Furthermore, he mentioned that Chinese military actions break with the peace and stability of the Indo-Pacific.
William Lai, new president of Taiwan. Photo: Reuters.
The official also added that “the national Army does not fear war nor does it seek war.” Along the same lines, he explained that the regime’s attitude turns the region into a “global concern.”
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The movements of Chinese planes and warships have also been constant in recent months: the Ministry of National Defense (MDN) of Taiwan notified this Wednesday the presence of sixteen Chinese aircraft and six military ships around the island in the last 24 hoursthe second highest figure so far in May.
Taiwan – where the Chinese nationalist Kuomintang army withdrew after defeat at the hands of communist troops in the civil war – has been autonomously governed since 1949, although China He claims sovereignty over the island, which he considers a rebellious province for whose “reunification” he has not ruled out the use of force.
