America’s concern about China’s exercises in the Taiwan Strait

According to the international group Tasnim News Agency, The US State Department announced in a statement that Washington is deeply concerned about the exercises China’s military is in and around the Taiwan Strait and asks China to act with restraint.

This statement states that the use of a normal, daily traffic And democracy as a pretext for military action increases the stakes and destroys long-standing norms that have maintained peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait for centuries.

The US State Department issued this statement while China held a two-day exercise in the Taiwan Strait on May 23 and 24 (June 3 and 4). Shipping done.

In this exercise, various ships and aircraft around Taiwan And some other islands took a position near it. Chinese bombers tested the ability of the Chinese army to seize this island and control its key areas by making mock attacks in the waters east of Taiwan..

The spokesperson of the Chinese army called this exercise “punishment “Severe” for Taiwan’s “separatist actions”. New Taiwan was done. In his opening speech, “William Lai Ching” asked China to stop “intimidating” Taiwan.

President New Taiwan once again called for a dialogue with the Chinese authorities and added: I ask the Beijing authorities to stop the political and military pressure on Taiwan and assume its global responsibility towards Taiwan and to maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. and the region, work hard to ensure that the world is free from the fear of war.

However, since Taiwan announced the victory of William Lai in The recent elections of this country have faced increasing pressure from China, including regular naval and military activities near this island.

China divided Taiwan knows about its territorial territory and has threatened to return that country in various ways, including resorting to military force to unite with its main land.

Chin Lai called “troublemaker” and “separatist”. In response to this exercise, Lai said that he will stand on the front line to defend the island. Taiwan’s foreign ministry has asked China to be “reasonable” and “stop undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait”.

The Ministry of Defense of Taiwan on Friday reported the passage of 46 Chinese military planes over the middle line of the Taiwan Strait, which is considered as an unofficial border between the two sides. The ministry also announced the detection of 62 military aircraft and 27 ships of the Chinese Navy around the Taiwan Strait. :black”>.

Washington and Taipei have increased their military cooperation in recent years amid China’s daily attacks on Taiwan’s air defense and military exercises. China has increased near this island.

Taiwan and China separated after a civil war in 1949 that brought Mao Zedong to power. Since then, China has considered Taiwan as one of its territories that should eventually be rejoined by China. Over the past 4 years, the Chinese government has held regular military exercises around the Taiwan Strait, the most important of which were the extensive military exercises in 2022 and 2023.

China always It claims that Taiwan should be under the sovereignty of this country and has been trying to subjugate Taiwan for the past few years, but the government of Taiwan has always declared that it has independent sovereignty and the people of this country should decide their own destiny. /span>

In 1979, while officially establishing diplomatic relations with the Chinese government, the United States abandoned relations with Taiwan. While the US insists on the “One China” policy, it does not support China’s claim of sovereignty over Taiwan and remains a key military supporter of Taipei.

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