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He army Chinese completed the maneuvers launched on Thursday around Taiwan to test their ability to take power on this autonomous island claimed by Beijing.
The armed forcessuccessfully completed”the exercises for two days around Taiwansaid a presenter for CCTV-7, a state channel dedicated to military news, on Friday night.
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During the two days of military maneuvers, 111 planes and dozens of ships They surrounded this democratically governed island, according to Taiwan’s Defense Ministry.
On Friday night, the Chinese military released a video showing missile trucks ready to fire, officers aboard warships looking through binoculars at Taiwanese ships, and uniformed soldiers proclaiming their loyalty to the Communist Party.
These exercises, which were intended to simulate a blockade of the island, included the participation of land forces, the navy, the air force and the rocket unit, responsible for the strategic missiles.
They occurred mainly in the Strait of Taiwanto the north, south and east of the territory.
In Taiwanpresidential office spokesperson, Karen Kuodenounced the maneuvers on Saturday.
“The recent unilateral provocation of China not only undermines the status quo of peace and stability in the Strait of Taiwanbut it is also a blatant provocation of the international order, which has raised serious concerns and condemnation from the international community”, he said in a statement.
Beijing considers Taiwan as one of its provinces, which has not yet managed to get together with its territory since the end of the Chinese civil war and the coming to power of the communists on the continent in 1949.
The exercises began on Thursday, three days after Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-tetook office with a speech denounced by China as a “confession of independence”.
Spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Defense Wu Qianaccused on Friday Me of being “pushing our compatriots in Taiwan into a dangerous war situation.”
“Every time (the movement you support) ‘Taiwan Independence’ provokes us, we will take a step forward with our countermeasures, until we achieve the complete reunification of the motherland“, warned the spokesperson.
The device is part of a campaign to increase military pressure China on this island of autonomous and democratic government, with almost daily incursions of ships and planes into its surroundings and various exercises on a large scale from 2022.
Source: Elcomercio
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