He army Chinese completed the maneuvers launched on Thursday around Taiwan to test their ability to seize power on this self-governing island claimed by Beijing.
The armed forcessuccessfully completed” the exercises for two days around Taiwansaid a presenter on CCTV-7, the state channel dedicated to military news, on Friday night.
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In the two days of military maneuvers, 111 planes and dozens of ships They surrounded this democratically governed island, according to the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense.
On Friday night, the Chinese military released a video showing missile trucks ready to fire, officers aboard warships peering through binoculars at Taiwanese ships, and soldiers in uniform proclaiming their allegiance to the Communist Party.
These exercises, which were intended to simulate a blockade of the island, included the participation of the ground forces, the navy, the air force and the rocket unit, responsible for the strategic missiles.
They took place mainly in the Strait of Taiwanto the north, south and east of the territory.
In Taiwanthe spokesperson for the presidential office, Karen Kuodenounced the maneuvers on Saturday.
“The recent unilateral provocation of China not only undermines the status quo of peace and stability in the Strait of Taiwanbut it is also a flagrant provocation to the international order, which has raised serious concern and condemnation from the international community”, he stated in a statement.
Beijing considers Taiwan as one of its provinces, which has not yet has managed to reunite with its territory since the end of the Chinese civil war and the arrival of the communists to power on the continent in 1949.
The exercises began on Thursday, three days after the new Taiwanese president, Lai Ching-tetook office with a speech denounced by China as a “confession of independence.”
Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qianaccused on Friday The I of being “pushing our compatriots in Taiwan into a dangerous situation of war.”
“Every time (the movement you support) ‘Taiwan independence’ provokes us, we will go one step further with our countermeasures, until we achieve the complete reunification of the homeland“warned the spokesperson.
The device is part of a campaign to escalate military pressure China on this island of autonomous and democratic government, with almost daily incursions of ships and planes into its surroundings and various exercises on a large scale from 2022.
