China must respect the Taiwanese people’s choice for a free and democratic way of life and refrain from military provocations, announced today, Monday, October 14, Taiwan‘s Presidential Office. The statement comes after a move by the Chinese armed forces to start a new round of military training near the neighboring country.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation announced that airport and port operations remain normal regardless of the situation. In particular, he said that the country will ensure the safe conduct of flights in the Taipei FIR.
Taipei does not seek to escalate tensions with China
Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense, for its part, announced that it will not escalate the tension in response to China’s military exercises. However, the country has put its peripheral areas on alert. While monitoring the movements of Beijing’s military and missile forces.
China’s irrational and provocative military exercises are disrupting the security situation in the Taiwan Strait. At the same time, they are not consistent with the healthy development of cross-border relations in the strait, the same ministry underlined.
How the situation between China and Taiwan began
China has announced that it is starting a major military exercise near Taiwan. He also announced that this is a stern warning to separatist forces on the island, which Beijing considers a Chinese province.
The “Joint Sword-2024B” exercise will be held in the Taiwan Strait and in areas in the north, south and east of the island. “It is a legitimate and necessary operation to safeguard national sovereignty and national unity,” said a statement from the relevant military command issued in both Chinese and English.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense expressed its strong condemnation of the “unreasonable and provocative action” of Beijing, adding that its armed forces have been mobilized.
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