Taiwan on “high alert” after China launches multiple missiles.
Taiwanese army still exists “high alert” After detecting “multiple waves” of Missiles fired in many areas of China on Sunday Amid tensions between Taipei and Beijing, the island’s Ministry of National Defense said. Taiwan said it was continuously monitoring the developments and its air defense would maintain a high level of surveillance and vigilance.
In a statement published on Sunday night, the MDN indicated that from 06:50 am that day (22:50 GMT on Saturday) it detected “several waves of missile launches” conducted by the People’s Army Missile Force (EPL). ) and other “long range artillery” units in the areas Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Qinghai, and Xinjiang are located in the north and west of China.
In recent years, the Chinese military has tried to boost this force, which controls The country’s nuclear and conventional strategic missiles, As part of a campaign that seeks to ensure “all fighter wings can work together.”
The Taiwanese Defense Ministry stressed, “The armed forces have employed joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance methods to closely monitor related activities, while air defense units are on high alert and have strengthened their defensive preparations. “
military portfolio emphasized The security and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific is “crucial to global development” And that any “provocative action” that poses a threat would “seriously harm regional stability.”
“In the face of serious threats from the enemy, the army will continue to safeguard the principle of ‘preparing for war without seeking war’ and ‘responding to war without avoiding war’, strengthening its self-defense capabilities and adapting to changes and developments. Will adopt.” In enemy positions,” the official text states.
The activities come days after China launched an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean, the first time Beijing has made such a test public in more than forty years.
The Armed Forces of the Republic of China (Taiwan’s official name) maintain constant control over Chinese activities around the island, but rarely mention actions taken by Chinese forces on the mainland.
Tensions between Taipei and Beijing have increased following the inauguration of sovereigntist William Lai as the new Taiwanese president on May 20.
Since then, the MDN has detected a total of 2,263 Chinese military aircraft operating around the island, of which 1,625 crossed the dividing line of the strait or violated the self-declared Taiwanese Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
The island’s President has on several occasions offered negotiations to the Chinese government on the basis that the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China are “not subject to each other”; This view is roundly rejected by Beijing, which considers the island part of its territory. FE