“Provocative” maneuvers off the coast of Taiwan: the government raises the alarm. The Republic of China Ministry of Defense said it had intercepted eight Chinese warships and 42 fighter jets around the island, and in a statement expressed “solemn condemnation of such unreasonable actions”. For its part, the People’s Republic of China announced three days of military operations: “The People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theater Operations Command will conduct a preparatory exercise in the Taiwan Strait, in the northern and southern parts of the island, and in the eastern airspace. from Taiwan from 8 to 10 April. Police patrols are included.” Measurements took place between 6 am and 11 am local time (midnight and 5 am in Italy).
Formosa proclaimed its independence on October 10, 1911 (transfer of government to the island in 1949, ed.) and claims sovereignty over Outer Mongolia and mainland China, which in turn does not recognize this Republic and considers it one of its provinces . Today, Chinese authorities have tried to isolate Taipei diplomatically since Tsai Ing-wen was elected president in 2016 as a member of a party fighting for independence. Wednesday’s meeting in the United States (always Taiwanese supporters) between Tsai Ing-wen and the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, was condemned by Beijing, which had promised retaliation. Thus the sending of ships and fighters matured, provocative exercises that caused great alarm.
Source: IL Tempo
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