The authorities of Taiwan They reported this Saturday that they detected the presence of 41 fighters and seven ships of the Chinese Armed Forces in the vicinity of the island in the context of increased tension between both parties.
He Ministry of Defence Taiwanese indicated that at 6:00 a.m. (local time) the presence of seven ships and 41 aircraft was recorded around Taiwan and highlighted that 32 of them crossed the median line of the strait and entered, from the north, southwest and east, into the island’s air defense identification zone.
As reported by the island authorities through the social network Armed forces of the country monitored the events and “responded accordingly.”
This new aggression by China comes a day after a fleet of more than 30 of its aircraft flew over the surroundings of Taiwan after the US Government approved the sale of a system of drones and loitering missiles to the island.
The president of TaiwanWilliam Lai, has said that his country will stand firm in the face of pressure from Xi Jinping’s regime.
“In addition to military force, (China) has increasingly used non-traditional methods of coercion to try to subdue Taiwan,” Lai declared during a press conference marking his first month in office.
“However, Taiwan will not give in to pressure. The town of Taiwan “It will resolutely defend its national sovereignty and maintain its democratic and free way of life,” he added.
China has intensified military and political pressure on the Taipei government in recent years, including military games around the island three days into Lai’s government.
According to Beijing, the war games were a “punishment” for Lai’s inaugural speech, which it described as a “Taiwan independence confession”.
Lai on Wednesday thanked Washington for its support and reiterated the need to develop “resilience” in Taiwan’s defense strategy.
“The town of Taiwan He loves peace and is kind to others, but peace must be backed by strength. Achieving peace through preparation is the way to avoid conflict,” said the president.
The situation around Taiwan worsened last year, after the visit of the now former president of the United States House of Representatives. Nancy Pelosiwhich was followed by a visit to Washington by a Taiwanese delegation.
From Beijing, the Chinese authorities have reiterated on numerous occasions that Taiwan’s independence will not be tolerated and that they will not rule out the use of force to prevent secession.
Ties between China and the island of Taiwan, which it considers another province under its sovereignty, were severed in 1949, after the forces of the nationalist Kuomintang party suffered defeat in the civil war against the Communist Party and moved to the archipelago. Relations were reestablished only at a business and informal level in the late 1980s.
(With information from Europa Press and AFP)
