Military exercises take place in six zones around Taiwan, some of which encroach on Taiwanese territorial waters.
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At noon, Beijing time, the Liberation People’s Army launched its greatest military exercises ever carried out near Taiwan on Thursday, August 4. Chinese air force helicopters flew over the island of Pingtan, in the province of Fujian, in the direction of Taiwan, according to videos of AFP journalists on the spot, and missile shots precision have been carried out.
The day after Nancy Pelosi’s departure, the president of the American House of Representatives, who spoke with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen, Chinese war ships are deployed in six all areas Around the island of Taiwan for three days of exercises which are likely to disrupt maritime traffic in the Taiwan Strait, and present significant risks of military climbing. Indeed, the areas chosen by the Chinese staff for exercises encroach on Taiwanese territorial waters (20 kilometers around the coasts).
“irrational act”
The visit of M Me Pelosi, the highest American representative to go to Taiwan for twenty-five years, has aroused intense protests from China. For Beijing, the visit seriously “affected the political foundation of Sino-American relations, seriously violated the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China,” said a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 2. Beijing had warned the United States and Taiwan of “serious consequences”, but it is above all the independent island, of which Beijing claims sovereignty, which suffered the wrath of China. In two separate press releases, the leaders of the rich countries of the G7 and those of the Association of Nations of Southeast Asia (ASEAN), expressed their concern and called to a de-escalation of tensions.
On Wednesday, the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense protested: “Some of the China’s maneuvers areas encroach on Taiwan’s territorial waters,” said Sun Li-Fang, spokesperson for the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense, castigating “an irrational act aimed at challenging international order”. In two separate press releases, the leaders of the rich countries of the G7 and those of the ASEAN, gathered at the moment at Phnom Penh in the presence of the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi, have expressed their concern and called to a de -escalation of Tensions. Thursday morning, Taiwan specifies his approach: “The Ministry of National Defense stresses that he will respect the principle of preparing for the war without seeking war.” The ministry also indicated that the Taiwanese army had fired an enlightening rocket During the night from Wednesday to Thursday, to keep a drone flying over Kinmen island, a small Taiwanese territory which is less than 10 kilometers from the Chinese coast.
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