Last day of Chinese exercises in Taiwan: Airstrikes and tensions

The last day of Chinese maneuvers in Taiwan is a relief. Since last Saturday, the Beijing government has been conducting military exercises in the area in response to a meeting between Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and United States House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The China’s strategy is repeated every time there is an international rapprochement with the island’s government with executives from other countries, especially if the US is on the way. The language used is completely warmongering. “Necessary action to protect national sovereignty and territorial integrity,” according to Xi Jinping’s executive branch. “An irrational act that threatens regional security and stability,” for Taiwanese authorities.

Beijing believes Taiwan has been a rebel province since the Kuomintang Nationalists retreated there in 1949 after losing the civil war against the communist army. The island is one of the biggest sources of conflict between China and the United States, mainly because Washington is Taiwan’s main arms supplier and would be its biggest military ally in the event of a war with China.

And in this context, there was again tension in these areas. In total 59 aircraft and eleven warships from China carried out the attacks This Monday morning in areas around Taiwan during maneuvers carried out by the Chinese military in areas near the island, the official news agency CNA reports. Models such as the SU-30, J-10 and J-11 fighters took part in the airstrike that took place in Taiwan’s Self-Defined Air Defense Zone (ADIZ), which is not defined or regulated by any international treaty and is not equal to its airspace. The movements were revealed by 10:00 today (02:00 Monday GMT). They were similar to those that took place during the weekend. The Chinese military also deployed an aircraft carrier and conducted “simulations” of “blockades” and “attacks” around the island.

“We can and will defend our sky. And we will never give up our convictions,” Taiwan said. The country’s military was deployed along the coast, and its patrol boats were also navigating the waters near the area where Chinese naval forces were stationed. The best news is that tensions have so far remained. only that and that the euphemistically named “military exercise” has come to an end… until next time.