The Chinese government said Monday that “Taiwan’s independence and peace and stability” in the Taiwan Strait are incompatible, as the Chinese military continues military exercises around the island.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said the Taiwan issue is “a purely China’s internal affair” and that the “biggest threat to peace in Taiwan” is “separatist activities and collusion with foreign “.
The spokesperson hoped that the international community would “understand the essence of the Taiwan issue”, “firmly uphold the ‘One China’ principle” and “oppose any kind of separatist activity” on the island.
Wang reiterated what the Chinese military said last Saturday: “The exercises are a serious warning to Taiwanese separatist forces and are necessary to protect national sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
The Chinese army has sent dozens of combat aircraft and warships near Taiwan in recent days, following the meeting between the island’s leader, Tsai Ing-wen, and the speaker of the United States House of Representatives. , Kevin McCarthy, in California.
China also said it had deployed fighter jets carrying “live ammunition” and the aircraft carrier Shandong to carry out “simulated attacks” on key Taiwanese targets.
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry condemned China’s moves, describing them as “an unreasonable act that endangers regional security and stability.”
At the end of World War II, Taiwan became part of the Republic of China under Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government. After the defeat against the Communist Party, in the Chinese Civil War, in 1949, the Nationalist Government took refuge on the island, which maintains, to this day, the official name of the Republic of China, in opposition to the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese mainland.
Beijing considers the island part of its territory and threatens reunification by force if Taipei formally declares its independence.
Source: TSF
