The Chinese military announced exercises around Taiwan on Saturday in a new act of retaliation for a meeting between the US House of Representatives speaker and the president of the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing as part of its territory.
The People's Liberation Army said the three-day 바카라combat readiness patrols바카라 were a warning to Taiwanese who want to make the island's de facto independence permanent.
It gave no indication whether they might include a repeat of previous exercises that included firing missiles into the sea, which disrupted shipping and airline flights.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy held talks with President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday in California, adding to a series of foreign lawmakers who have met Tsai to show support in the face of Chinese intimidation. Beijing responded Friday by imposing a travel ban and financial sanctions against American groups and individuals associated with Tsai's U.S. visit.
Taiwan split with China after a civil war in 1949. The ruling Communist Party says the island is obliged to rejoin the mainland, by force if necessary. Beijing says contact with foreign officials encourages Taiwanese who want formal independence, a step the ruling party says would lead to war.
바카라This is a serious warning against the collusion and provocation between the Taiwan independence' separatist forces and external forces,바카라 said a PLA statement. The 바카라Joint Sword바카라 exercises are a 바카라necessary action to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.바카라
Chinese President Xi Jinping's government has stepped up efforts to intimidate the island by flying fighter jets and bombers nearby and firing missiles into the sea.
The United States has no official relations with Taiwan's government but maintains extensive informal and commercial ties. Washington is required by federal law to ensure the island of 22 million people has the means to defend itself if China attacks.
바카라We will never leave room for Taiwan independence' separatist activities in any form and will definitely take resolute measures to defeat any foreign interference,바카라 said a spokesperson for the Cabinet's Taiwan Affairs Office, Zhu Fenglian, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
바카라Complete reunification of our country must be realized, and it can, without doubt, be realised,바카라 Zhu was quoted as saying Friday.
