The Chinese Navy indicated that it would continue to conduct exercises in waters near Taiwan “routinely.” According to the official Chinese military news portal, spokesman Gao Xuqing confirmed that the Liaoning aircraft carrier had recently carried out exercises in the area.
The brief statement indicates that it was “Routine exercises organized according to the annual plan” of the exercises, Which aims to “test the effectiveness of training forces and increase their capacity to do so.” Defending national sovereignty, security and development interests (China)“.
Likewise, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense announced that Sunday Ten Chinese army fighter jets flew over the ADIZ.
On March 26, Prof. Taiwan authorities reported the discovery of the largest incursion of Chinese military aircraft into their ADIZ area – A region not regulated by any international agreement – since September last year, hours after Taipei and Washington signed their first agreement in the Biden era at the White House.
Taiwan and the United States formed a Coast Guard Coordination Group in response to a law passed by China that allows the Coast Guard to open fire on foreign ships in waters that Beijing claims jurisdiction.
The Beijing system is considered Taiwan as part of the territory of the People’s Republic of China Since the end of the Civil War he fought more than 70 years, when The island rules independently Under the name of the Republic of China.
According to the Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning NewspaperAnd The Liaoning aircraft carrier crossed the Miyako Strait in southwestern Japan on SaturdayDays after Beijing called on Tokyo to put aside “all provocative actions” on the Diaoyu / Senkaku Islands, which the two countries claim.
This media reports that in recent days Several US military ships sailed in the waters of the East China Sea and the South China SeasAnd they carried out exercises with regional allies such as Japan.
According to some analysts, the presence of US ships in the South China Sea will benefit Send a letter of support to the Philippines, Whose government recently described it as a “lie” that more than 200 Chinese ships anchored in those waters protect themselves from adverse weather conditions.
While Beijing maintains that these boats are fishing boats, Manila denounces that they are a marine militia working to strengthen Chinese control over these waters.
(With information from EFE)
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