China has sent 35 aircraft and seven warships to the Taiwan Strait in the last 24 hours. This was announced by the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense on day X, specifying that 33 aircraft entered the air defense identification zone (Adiz) of the island. Since the beginning of the month, China has sent 371 aircraft and 204 warships near Taiwan. Cross-Strait tensions have intensified especially after the Taiwanese president’s inauguration. Lai Ching-teaccused by China of having surpassed its predecessors “on the road to independence.”
In response to Lai’s inauguration speech on May 20, the Chinese Communist Party organized two days of military exercises around the island on May 23 and 24, calling them “punishment” for “secessionists” and a warning. for “external forces” that interfere with the file. This is above all the United States, which after Lai took office sent two delegations to Taiwan to renew support for the new administration in the context of tensions with Beijing.
China also protested the congratulations extended by the Secretary of State. Antony blinken to Lai on the eve of his inauguration, accusing him of having “sent a profoundly wrong signal to the separatist forces.”
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