Tensions in Taiwanstrasse: China begins great military exercise ahead of Taiwan

China has started a large -scale military exercise on the island of Taiwan. This was announced by the People’s Liberation Army. It is a serious warning and deterrent of the “separatist forces of a” independence of Taiwan “,” said the spokesman for the East Command, Shi Yi. The joint exercise of the army, navy, air force and rocket unit is to approach the island republic from various directions and to check the “surgical skills” of the troops, it continued.

Aircraft carrier “Shandong” discovered

Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense stated that until 6 a.m. (local time) 19 ships of the People’s Liberation Army to have discovered Taiwan. The military has observed movements by the Chinese aircraft carrier “Shandong” and the associated network since March 29. On Monday, the ships entered the so -called military reaction zone of Taiwan – that area between the middle of the sea between China and Taiwan (Taiwanstrasse) and the eastern border of Taiwan’s air defense zone.

The People’s Republic of China expanded its military activities in Taiwanstrasse and Indopazacific and tightening its military threats, the Ministry said. This would also challenge international order and regional stability, it said.

China’s Volksfürungsgrum practices warships and military aircraft near Taiwan almost every day. Beijing is one of its territory, although it has had a government independent by Beijing for decades. The People’s Republic wants to incorporate Taiwan and threatened to use the military, should this not work peacefully.

The democratic progress party has been ruled in Taipeh since 2016, which Beijing sees as separatists because Taiwan’s independence is part of her program. However, President Lai Ching-Te already said that he does not want to explain a formal independence because the island state was already an independent country.

Beijing: Will for reunification “strong like a rock”

Such a step would primarily put the strongest supporter of Taiwan, the USA. Washington undertook to support Taiwan’s defense. Officially, the United States does not recognize the Republic of China – Taiwan’s official name – as independent.

China’s office for Taiwan affairs accused Lai again to capture a “separatist position”. Taiwan’s independence means war, said spokeswoman Zhu Fenglian after the military exercise began. China’s will to solve the “Taiwan question” and to complete the “reunification” is “strong as a rock”.