“A SERIOUS WARNING”

Command spokesman Colonel Xi Yi said the exercise would continue until Monday. “This is a serious warning against the separatist forces defending Taiwan’s independence and their complicit provocations with foreign powers.” he used the phrase.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense announced that 71 aircraft and 9 warships belonging to China were seen around the island from midnight last night to tonight.

In the Ministry’s statement, it was indicated that 45 of 71 aircraft crossed the air and sea line, which is supposed to limit the areas of influence of the parties in the Taiwan Strait, from the north, center and south, and flew in the area. declared by Taiwan as the “Air Defense Identification Zone” (ADIZ).

MISSILE SYSTEMS ALSO ATTENDED

It is reported that during the exercise, CHKO’s rocket batteries joined ground forces, navy destroyers, frigates and missile boats, and land-based anti-ship missile systems, air force fighter jets, tanker aircraft and early warning, and guided missile systems. attached to the rocket forces participated.

The Maritime Security Administration of Fucien Province, located on the opposite coast of Taiwan, announced that a military exercise involving live weapons and ammunition will be held off the coast of the city of Fucou in the northern Taiwan Strait of 08:00 to 12:00. local time.

Although the announcement indicated that the exercises would be repeated on April 11, 13, 15, 17 and 20, it was requested that all civil and commercial vessels not enter the region on the aforementioned dates. In addition to the series of exercises that will take place near the Matsu Islands, which are controlled by Taiwan, it was reported that exercises with live weapons and ammunition will be held around the Chinese-controlled Pingtan Island on April 10.

TSAI VISITS

Tsai, the leader of Taiwan, which finds itself in a sovereignty conflict with China, made unofficial visits to the US for “transit-in-transit” reasons before and after his visits to the Central American countries Guatemala and Belize.

The Taiwanese leader attended the meeting hosted by the Hudson Institute in New York City on March 30 and met with the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, and the congressional delegation of all games in Simi Valley, California, on April 5.

The Beijing administration announced it would impose sanctions on two organizations and their executives that mediated Tsai’s contacts while protesting against the United States over her visit.

PELOSI’S VISIT ALSO CAUSED THE CRISIS

Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in August 2022, the former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, sparked a crisis between Washington and Beijing. As the Chinese military conducted military exercises that created a de facto blockade around the island after the visit, guided missiles fired from mainland China landed in the waters near Taiwan during the exercises using live weapons and ammunition.

After the visit, China increased its aircraft and ship patrols around Taiwan and conducted regular flights where it crossed the nominal “median line” separating the Taiwan Strait.

Taiwan, which China defends as part of its territory, has enjoyed de facto independence since 1949, when the People’s Republic of China was founded. The separation that arose after the civil war between mainland China and Taiwan still continues.

Beijing, emphasizing the “One China” principle, opposes Taiwan establishing independent diplomatic relations with the countries of the world, its representation in the United Nations and other international organizations, and stipulates that countries that recognize it must break diplomatic relations with Taiwan. (AA)