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The president of Taiwan He stated this Sunday that he is still open to working with China As a matter of “mutual understanding and reconciliation” after Beijing held military exercises near the autonomous island in response to his inauguration speech.
The president Lai Ching-te took office on Monday and Chinawhich argues that Taiwan It is part of its territory and considers Lai as a “dangerous independentist”, held military exercises around the island three days later.
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Fighter jets, military vessels and coast guard ships surrounded this democratically governed island until Friday night. According to military analysts, China was rehearsing the capture of Taiwan.
This Sunday, Lai stated that in his inauguration speech, on May 20, he wanted to highlight that O “Peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are a necessary element of global security and prosperity”.
“I also urged China to jointly shoulder the important responsibility of regional stability with Taiwan.“Lai said during an event during his training, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Tainanin the south of the island.
“Hope to enhance mutual understanding and reconciliation through dialogue and cooperation with China […] and move towards a position of peace and common prosperity” he pointed out.
“Any country that causes problems in the Taiwan Strait and affects regional stability will not be accepted by the international community.“, he warned.
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Before taking office, Lai had already expressed his desire to resume dialogue with China, which had been interrupted since the former president came to power in 2016. Tsai Ing-wenwho is also a member of the DPPa party that defends Taiwan’s sovereignty over China.
In response, Beijing It has redoubled military and political pressure on Taiwan and its ships, drones and fighter planes are deployed almost daily around the island.
This Sunday, two days after China concluded its military maneuvers, the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense indicated that seven Chinese aircraft, 14 military vessels and four Taiwanese ships Coast Guard they were “operating around”of the island for 24 hours, until 06:00 (22:00 GMT on Saturday).
Source: Elcomercio
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