Taiwan deploys troops, accusing China of posing “highly dangerous” in military exercises on its coast

Taipei – Taiwan dispatched troops on Wednesday in response ChinaTaipei's Ministry of Defense said the “active fire” drilled on self-tied islands, condemning the sport as dangerous. China deployed 32 aircraft near Taiwan as part of a joint combat exercise with Chinese warships and announced “real-time exercises in the area about 40 nautical miles south of democratically managed islands, the ministry said in a statement. ”.

The statement said the response of the Taiwan military was to send the ocean, air and army to “surveillance, remind and make appropriate responses.”

The Ministry said: “China's People's Liberation Army “blatantly violated international norms by unilaterally designating drills at the 40 nm coast of Kaohsiung and Pingtung, claiming to conduct real-time exercises without prior warning. “This move not only poses a high degree of danger to the safety of international maritime flights and ships, but also a blatant provocation to regional security and stability. ”

Taiwan has naval and air bases in Kaohsiung and Pingtung.

In recent years, China has stepped up the deployment of fighter jets and warships around Taiwan to exert pressure The claim of sovereignty on the islandTaipei refused. Beijing is also more confident troops Near other islands in the region that have competitive territorial claims with other countries, including the Philippines and Vietnam.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense said China’s move “completely violates its repeated “principles of peaceful coexistence” and vows to “continue our efforts to accumulate and be ready.”

The Chinese Foreign Ministry declined to comment on Taiwan, saying the Chinese military has established a drilling zone for “fire training.”

“This is not a matter of diplomacy,” spokesman Lin Jian told reporters.

The Chinese Ministry of Defense did not immediately respond to AFP's request for comment.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense says China’s actions in the region include Real-time drills in Australia Vietnam, “proves that China is the only and greatest threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific region.” The Australian government complained last week that China has issued potential “live firefighting” naval exercises in international waters along the country’s east coast The warning, with little prior notice, forced some commercial flights to cause interruptions.

Beijing described the movement near Australia as a training exercise and said it was “safe, standard and professional” and consistent with international law without commenting on whether real-time ammunition was used.

Wednesday's exercise was the second day after Taiwan caught a Chinese truck and was suspected of cutting off Taiwan's Pengdao Island Group's submarine telecommunications cables. Taiwan is increasingly concerned about the safety of its cables as a Chinese-owned cargo ship is suspected of cutting down one of the islands on this year.

The Chinese Communist Party has never ruled democratic Taiwan, but Beijing has Threat to use force Keep the island under its control.

Taiwan is concerned that China may cut off its communications as part of grabbing or blocking the island.

“Strategic Ambiguity” between Taiwan, China and the United States

Taiwan is also a potential flashpoint in the war between China and the United States, the island's most important supporter and largest arms supplier.

Despite the legal need for the United States to provide weapons to Taiwan, Washington has long adhered to a “strategic ambiguity” policy.

Despite bipartisan support for Taiwan in the U.S. Congress, there are concerns that President Trump may not think the island is worthy of defending whether China wants to attack.

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has vowed to publicly criticize the trade imbalance in the United States to reduce the trade imbalance and spend more on the island’s military.

His administration has not changed clearly since Mr. Trump took office in January, but China accused the United States of “severely counterattacking” in its position last week and sent it to “separatist forces” after the United States The wrong information government Fact sheet has been changed To delete this sentence, “We do not support Taiwan's independence.”

Beijing Think of President Lai as a “separatist” Since taking office in May last year, he has performed several major military exercises.

The dispute between Beijing and Taipei can be traced back to the civil war between Mao Zedong's Communist fighter jets and the nationalist forces of Qi'an Kai Shik, who fled to Taiwan in 1949.