China holds military exercise around Taiwan – calls it a “stern warning” – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries

According to the Taiwanese authorities, the exercise will consist of 42 Chinese aircraft and eight ships. The exercise is for both the navy and the air force, and takes place in the area around Taiwan. – This is a stern warning to Taiwan’s independence separatists who collaborate with foreign makers to provoke, says a brief statement from China’s military, reproduced in state media. The island state to the east of China reports on Saturday morning 42 airspace violations by Chinese warplanes since the exercise began. But Taiwan’s foreign minister, Joseph Wu, is not swayed by China’s warning. On X/Twitter, Wu writes that it is up to Taiwan’s citizens to decide their own future, not “the thug next door”. – China should hold its own elections. I am sure that the people there would be excited, he writes on X/Twitter, according to the Reuters news agency. Videos on Chinese television show warships during the military exercise, Saturday morning. Photo: AP Taiwan’s Defense Ministry strongly condemns the military exercise, saying it will send “appropriate” forces to respond. Taiwan’s presidential office says China is ignoring its international obligations by increasing military threats. Visited the USA Recently, Taiwan’s Vice President William Lai visited the USA before going on to Paraguay, which has drawn strong criticism from China. In a statement, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said it disavowed any visit by Taiwan separatists to the United States. According to opinion polls, Lai is the favorite to take over from President Tsai Ing-wen in the elections in January next year. China is unenthusiastic about Lai, calling him a troublemaker. Taiwan is an autonomous territory that the authorities in Beijing consider part of China. The UN and the vast majority of the world’s countries relate to this. Better known as the “one China principle”. That does not necessarily mean that everyone agrees with Beijing’s narrative of the “one China principle”, which implies that Taiwan should be denied the right to join international organizations or sign treaties.



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