The Foreign Minister of Taiwan is turning against China, who on Tuesday (9/8) complained that the country he proceeded to military high schools around the island with the aim of “preparing” an invasion and “changing the status quo” in the Asia-Pacific region.
“China is using its high schools and military roadmap to prepare an invasion of Taiwan,” Joseph Wu said during a press conference in Taipei. “China’s true intention is to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait and throughout the region,” he continued.
Beijing was looking for pretexts to proceed to high schools and the visit of the president of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, gave him the opportunitythe head of Taiwan’s diplomacy further claimed.
“To demonstrate that the island is not bullied”
In his view, the best way to counter China’s attempt to terrorize Taiwan is to demonstrate that the island is not intimidated.
The Foreign Minister of Taiwan, as reported by the Athens News Agency called the high schools around the island a flagrant violation of international lawwhile pointing out that they blocked traffic on one of the busiest sea lanes in the world.
At least 20 Chinese and Taiwanese warships remained close to the median line in the strait earlier today and some Chinese tried to cross it, an unnamed img with knowledge of the matter told Reuters news agency. The same img said several Chinese warships continue to operate off Taiwan’s eastern coast.
According to Reuters, the Chinese military will continue the high schools around the island today.
Earlier, Taiwan’s armed forces began artillery drills with live fire, simulating the island’s defense in the event of a Chinese attack, an AFP reporter on the ground found. The exercises – which will continue the day after tomorrow Thursday – involve several hundred soldiers and about 40 howitzers, the army said.
China considers the island of about 23 million people, which has its own autonomous government, a breakaway province destined to be reunited with the mainland, by force if necessary. Taiwan has remained autonomous since the end of the Chinese Civil War (1949).
Source: News Beast
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