The Taiwanese armed forces “detected multiple groups of communist aircraft and ships carrying out activities around the Taiwan Strait” on Saturday, according to Taipei.
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The tension is still rising between Taiwan and China. Taipei accused Beijing on Saturday August 6 of simulating an attack on the island. Taiwanese armed forces “detected multiple groups of communist aircraft and ships conducting activities around the Taiwan Strait“, explained Saturday August 6 lTaiwanese Ministry of Defense in a statement.
According to Taipei, 68 aircraft and 13 military ships have thus crossed “the middle line”and these groups “are considered to be carrying out a mock attack on the main island of Taiwan”.
The Chinese army announced on Friday that it had deployed fighters, bombers and numerous destroyers and escort boats to participate in these maneuvers carried out on Friday. “day and night”. These workouts should last until Sunday noon and are presented as a one-to-one workout “blockade” of the island.
These accusations are part of a tense context between China and the United States. Since the visit to Taiwan by Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday, China stepped up its retaliation. The stay of the President of the American House of Representatives is experienced as a “provocation” by Beijing, because Washington had pledged not to have official relations with the island territory claimed by China. In response, Chinese diplomacy announced Friday evening the suspension of several cooperation with the United States, in particular in terms of justice, the fight against drugs, but also on climate change.