Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the military to “strengthen current combat-oriented military training,” state-run CCTV reported.
XI made the remarks on Tuesday during a final inspection following the end of Chinese forces’ maneuvers around Taiwan.
The military must “resolutely defend China’s territorial sovereignty and maritime interests and strive to protect overall peripheral stability,” the Chinese head of state added.
During this week’s military exercises, which took place between Saturday and Tuesday, the Chinese navy conducted simulated strikes with fighter jets installed on aircraft carriers.
The maneuvers took place a day after Taiwan’s head of state Tsai Ing Wen returned to the country after a ten-day visit to Central American countries and a trip to the United States, where she met with the president of the Chamber of Deputies. . , Kevin McCarthy, as well as other local congressmen.
Beijing described the exercises as a clear “warning to Taiwanese separatist forces and those seeking to interfere in the country’s internal affairs” and reiterated the importance of “upholding national sovereignty and territorial integrity”.
As tensions rise between China and the United States over Taiwan, US President Joe Biden has signaled that Washington will defend the island by military means “if necessary”, though he stressed his adherence to the “one only China” principle.
Source: DN
