China Threatening Regional Peace and Stability, Taiwan Tells Joe Biden s Delegation
On 4/15/21 at 10:44 AM EDT
The Chinese military s frequent operations around Taiwan threaten peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific, Taiwan s president said in an address to a delegation of former U.S. officials visiting Taipei at Joe Biden s request.
The island nation has experienced a marked escalation in intimidation by the People s Liberation Army since Tsai Ing-wen first took office in 2016.
In a speech welcoming the envoys on Thursday, she said Taiwan was ready to work with the U.S. to safeguard peace in the region.
The unofficial diplomatic assignment led by former Senator Chris Dodd and accompanied by Richard Armitage and James Steinberg former deputy heads of the State Department under George W. Bush and Barack Obama respectively is the Biden administration s first trip to the Chinese-claimed island.
Apr 8, 2021
TAIPEI – China sent more fighter jets into Taiwan’s air defense zone on Wednesday in a stepped-up show of force around the island Beijing claims as its own, and Taiwan’s foreign minister said it would fight to the end if China attacks.
The democratic self-governed island has complained of repeated military activities by Beijing in recent months, with China’s air force making almost daily forays in Taiwan’s air defense identification zone. On Monday, China said an aircraft carrier group was exercising close to the island.
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said 15 Chinese aircraft, including 12 fighters, entered its air defense identification zone, with an anti-submarine aircraft flying to the south through the Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines.
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TAIPEI â Taiwan will fight to the end if China attacks, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, adding that the United States saw a danger that this could happen amid mounting Chinese military pressure, including aircraft carrier drills, near the island.
Chinese-claimed Taiwan has complained of repeated military activities by Beijing in recent months, with Chinaâs air force making almost daily forays in Taiwanâs air defense identification zone. On Monday, China said an aircraft carrier group was exercising close to the island.
âFrom my limited understanding of American decision makers watching developments in this region, they clearly see the danger of the possibility of China launching an attack against Taiwan,â Joseph Wu told reporters at his ministry.
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