China sends Chinese military planes to Taiwan every day. According to Taiwanese reports, there were more people than ever during a major maneuver.
Fighter jets take off, ships patrol and soldiers march on Chinese state television. Navy and Chinese coast guard boats sailed around Taiwan for 13 hours, and an aircraft carrier was also used in the maneuver, according to the Communist government and party leadership.
Taiwan’s defense ministry has counted 153 military aircraft near the island — more than ever before in a single day.
Beijing sees “enemies” in Taiwan
A Chinese fighter jet pilot told state television CCTV in a commanding tone that it was aimed at disrupting the warning system of “enemies” and asserting regional air sovereignty.
From the perspective of the leadership in Beijing, the adversaries are the forces around Taiwan’s President Lai Tsing-tae, who is seen as a separatist. Although Taiwan is not part of the People’s Republic of China, China’s leadership claims the democratically-ruled island as part of the country. If peaceful unity does not occur it threatens constant war.
Taiwan insists Independence
The military exercise took place a few days after Taiwan’s National Day celebrations. Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te reiterated the island’s independence: “The independence of our people has become stronger and stronger. The People’s Republic of China has no right to represent Taiwan.”
Although no country has recognized Taiwan as an independent country due to pressure from China, the island has received support and sympathy from many democratically governed countries.
A signal from China to America
Among other things, the US government provides weapons to Taiwan so that the island can defend itself – much to the chagrin of the Communist leadership in Beijing. So the maneuver could also be a signal to the US, Lin Ying-yu of the Institute of International and Strategic Studies in Taiwan said in an interview. ARD In China.
“The US has elections in less than a month. What China wants to show now is: I don’t care who gets the presidency. I will take military action against independence movements in Taiwan in my own way. My time.”
Worry about one thing Incidentally Increase
Most international observers do not expect China’s military to invade Taiwan in the next few years. However, there are concerns that an accident may occur during the military exercise like yesterday, and that the situation will worsen later.
Sebastian Fischer, a spokesman for the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, said that China’s military actions have inadvertently increased the risk of military conflicts and tensions in this sense.
“We expect the People’s Republic of China, as a responsible international actor, to contribute to stability and peace in the region and unconditionally respect the right to freedom of navigation and overflight guaranteed under international law,” Fischer said.
Germany in the Taiwan Strait
Recently, warships from many countries have sailed through the strait between the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan: the Bundeswehr fleet has sailed through the Taiwan Strait. Germany and its allies want to project their presence in the region.
It also rejects China’s claims. Taiwan Island and the Taiwan Strait, which are in international waters according to international law of the sea, the Chinese leadership claims almost the entire South China Sea for itself.
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