Taiwan mentioned, which it considers China In part, details of the increased number of Chinese warplanes and warships participating.
The military channel on Chinese television said, late yesterday evening, Friday, that the maneuvers had ended.
It came in a newspaper People’s Liberation Army It was conducted daily over the course of Thursday and Friday, as announced earlier.
And she didn’t reply Chinese Ministry of Defence On calls seeking comment today.
And China conducted Maneuvers It is called “Common Sword-2024A” 3 days after Lai Ching-te took office. TaiwanHe is a man whom Beijing describes as a “separatist.”
Beijing said the maneuvers were “punishment” for Lai’s inauguration speech last Monday, in which he said, “My side… Taiwan Strait “They do not follow each other,” which China took as a declaration that the two countries were separate states.
Lai repeatedly offered to hold talks with China, but his request was rejected. He says only the people of Taiwan can decide their future, and rejects Beijing’s claims to sovereignty.
The Taiwan government denounced the maneuvers and said it would not yield to Chinese pressure, according to Reuters.
She said Taiwanese Ministry of Defence It detected 62 Chinese military aircraft and 27 naval vessels on Friday, including 46 Chinese military aircraft, crossing the center line in the Taiwan Strait, which previously served as an unofficial barrier between the two sides.
The ministry said the planes, which included advanced Su-30 fighters and H-6 nuclear-capable bombers, flew into the strait and also landed at the Bashi Channel, which separates Taiwan from the Philippines.
Yesterday, footage was published taken by Taiwanese Air Force aircraftChinese fighter A J-16 and an H-6, but it was not determined exactly where they were taken.
The Taiwanese president’s office said on Saturday that there were movements Chinese army Undermining the peaceful and stable status quo in the Taiwan Strait.
The office added in a statement that these moves “constitute a blatant provocation to the world order and raise grave concern and condemnation from the international community.”
Over the past four years, China has been carrying out periodic military activities around Taiwan, including large-scale military exercises in 2022 and 2023.
The People’s Liberation Army said in its daily bulletin that Lai insists on being a “pawn” in the hands of external forces to undermine China’s development.
“If the Taiwan independence separatist forces insist on going their own way or even risk it, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army will obey orders and take decisive measures to resolutely crush all separatist plots,” he added.