According to the Chinese army, part of the military operations organized in response to the visit of the elected American will take place 20 kilometers from the coast of the island.
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The Chinese military exercises announced in retaliation for Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan constitute a violation of Taiwanese territorial waters, according to the island’s Ministry of Defense. “Some of China’s maneuvers encroach on Taiwan’s territorial waters”said ministry spokesman Sun Li-fang at a press conference on Wednesday (August 3). “This is an irrational act aimed at challenging the international order.”
Opposed to any initiative giving the Taiwanese authorities international legitimacy, China is against any official contact between Taiwan, which Beijing considers as one of its territories to “reunify”, and other countries. She had thus threatened Taiwan and the United States in the event of a visit by the President of the American House of Representatives to the island. She then announced a series of live ammunition military exercises around the island. According to the Chinese army, part of the operations will take place 20 kilometers from the coast of the island.
“Taiwan will not back down”
“In the face of deliberately increased military threats, Taiwan will not back down” reacted Tsai Ing-wen, the Taiwanese president. “We will (…) continue to defend democracy”she said during her meeting with Nancy Pelosi, whom she thanked for having “taken concrete steps to show [son] unwavering support for Taiwan at this critical time.”.
“Today our delegation came to Taiwan to say unequivocally that we will not abandon our commitment to Taiwan and that we are proud of our enduring friendship.”said Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the American House of Representatives, alongside the president of the island.
Japan said to itself “concerned” It front of “targeted military actions” promised by Beijing, some of which will take place inside the Japanese exclusive economic zone. For its part, South Korea called for dialogue to maintain peace and stability in the region.