US Concern Over China’s “Provocative” Military Activity Near Taiwan

USA urged this Sunday to China to end their “provocative” forays near TaiwanUS State Department spokesman Ned Price said Sunday.

“USA. is very concerned about the provocative military activity of the People’s Republic of China near Taiwan, which is destabilizing, could incur miscalculations and undermines regional peace and stability “Price said in a statement.

“We urge Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic and economic pressure and coercion against Taiwan”, added.

According to the Ministry of Defense of Taiwan, on Saturday night, 19 Chinese fighter jets entered the Taiwan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).

The Ministry had already denounced that 38 Chinese planes had entered the Taiwanese ADIZ on Friday, October 1, the day on which Beijing celebrated the anniversary of the proclamation of the People’s Republic of China.

Among those 38 airplanes was an H-6, which has the capacity to carry nuclear bombs.

According to the island’s authorities, the number of Chinese military aircraft entering the Taiwanese ADIZ has increased in recent months.

The ADIZ is not equivalent to the airspace of Taiwan, but covers a larger area that includes areas of mainland China.

Taiwan It is considered a sovereign territory with its own government and political system under the name of Republic of China since the end of the civil war between nationalists and communists in 1949, but Beijing maintains that it is a rebellious province and insists that it return to what it calls a common homeland.

Taiwan is also one of the main reasons for the conflict between China and the United States., mainly due to the fact that Washington is the main supplier of arms to Taiwan and would be its greatest military ally in the event of a possible war with China.

In 1979, after severing diplomatic ties with Taipei and establishing them with Beijing, the United States adopted the Taiwan Relations Act, in which it committed itself to defending the island and supplying military equipment, a commitment that has generated numerous frictions. between both powers.

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