Independence of taiwan “It means war,” China warns after the US pledges to support Taiwan – BBC Thailand
China warned that Taiwan’s independence efforts “Means for war”
The warning comes days after China increased its military activity and sent warplanes to fly near the island of Taiwan.
It also comes after Mr. Joe Biden, the new President of the United States. Confirming the promise made to Taiwan And set his attitude towards Asia
The United States called China’s latest warning “inappropriate” and added that Tension doesn’t necessarily lead to “Confrontation”
China sees democratic Taiwan as a province in China. But Taiwan sees itself as its own sovereign state.
“We are telling Taiwan’s independent forces that Those who play with fire will be burned by themselves. And Taiwan’s independence means war, ”Wu Qian, spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Defense. Said at a news conference on Thursday (28 Jan)
He also defended China’s recent military activity as “a necessary action to address the current security situation in the Taiwan Strait and to protect national security and sovereignty”.
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China and Taiwan: the basics to know
- China and Taiwan have separate governments. Since the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the Beijing government has long sought to limit Taiwan’s international activities. And both sides are competing for influence in the Pacific region.
- Tensions have soared in recent years. And the Chinese government has not insisted it will not use force to bring Taiwan back.
- Although few nations formally recognized Taiwan. But Taiwan’s democratically elected government has informal and commercial ties with many countries.
- Like most nations, the United States does not have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan. But US law Set to the US Can help Taiwan to defend itself China and Taiwan: the basics to know
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The United States later retaliated the same day.
“We found that opinion inappropriate,” said John Kirby, press secretary of the US Department of Defense. Told reporters In the first statement of the new US government Towards China-Taiwan relations
Kirby added that US Department of Defense “I can’t see the reason Why does the tension about Taiwan have to lead to something confrontation? “
Expect the new government of the United States. It will continue to put pressure on China on matters including human rights, trade disputes, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Among the deteriorating relations between the two great powers
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Direct threats should be used with caution.
Analysis by Robin Brandt, Shanghai correspondent
A Chinese official spokesman tried not to mention the war. They almost always emphasize that China is a peaceful country.
China is not a country with a history of military encounters outside the country, far beyond what China sees as its own border.
However, under the leadership of Xi, China has indicated several times that China will use its military force to defend Taiwan’s stance that has led to official independence. China sees Taiwan as one of the provinces that betray China.
Threatening to war is not much different from saying that it will intervene in the military, it is more direct and scary. But they are not exactly the same. Military intervention could take place in a number of ways. It doesn’t have to be a war between two hostile nations and their allies.
But the Chinese government sees Taiwan’s state is about to cross the line of unity in territories that cannot be questioned. About Taiwan as “Internal affairs” as in the case of Hong Kong
The language expressed by a Chinese government spokesperson May not always be provoking like this But when it is the case of Taiwan, it is concluded that in the end This is what China intends to use, it is reasonable.
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A long time ago, the United States and China had been watching Taiwan with different mindsets. China says the island of 23 million people is China’s “unbreakable territory”, and the United States says the end of its secession must be peaceful.
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