China People's Liberation Army Marines. File photoBEJING, May 25.The holding of military exercises by the Chinese army near Taiwan is a necessary response to the US-Taiwan collusion and to protect sovereignty and territorial integrity, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Tan Kefei said on Wednesday. that the Chinese military had organized military exercises in the vicinity of the island of Taiwan, and that these measures were taken to «warn the United States.» The exercise came amid remarks by US President Joe Biden this week that the United States is ready for military involvement in protecting Taiwan «in the event of an invasion» and attempts to change its status quo unilaterally.
NYT: U.S. Arms Taiwan Based on Experience of Supplying Ukraine»We strongly oppose any official contacts and military ties between the U.S. and Taiwan. Seeking Taiwanese independence is a dead end, and supporting Taiwanese independence is also a road to nowhere,» Tan Kefei said. cited by the country's defense department. He stressed that the United States has repeatedly stated that it adheres to the «one China» policy and does not support the independence of Taiwan, but for some time Washington has been trying hard to play the «Taiwan card» in an attempt to contain China, and this will certainly lead to dangerous situation.» Taiwan is part of China, and the Taiwan issue does not tolerate outside interference. The PLA Eastern Combat Command Zone conducted joint patrols of various branches and branches of the military and military exercises in real combat in the airspace and sea near the island of Taiwan, these are necessary actions in response to US-Taiwan collusion, and to protection of national sovereignty and territorial integrity,» said Tan Kefei. He stressed that the People's Liberation Army of China is in constant combat readiness to take all necessary measures and resolutely stop any external interference and attempts by separatist forces to achieve independence for the island.
Chinese military exercises near TaiwanAfter the US president's statements on Taiwan, NBC reported, the White House clarified that Biden, speaking of readiness for military participation in the defense of Taiwan, had in mind the supply of weapons for self-defense of the island. However, on Tuesday, Biden, when asked by reporters whether the United States would send troops to Taiwan in the event of China's invasion, reiterated that Washington's position on Taiwan had not changed. defeated in the civil war with the Communist Party of China, the Kuomintang forces led by Chiang Kai-shek moved to Taiwan. Business and informal contacts between the island and mainland China resumed in the late 1980s. Since the early 1990s, the parties began to contact through non-governmental organizations — the Beijing Association for the Development of Relations across the Taiwan Strait and the Taipei Cross-Strait Exchange Fund. wins, it will end in tragedy for both sides. He emphasized that «no one wants war».
