By Yimou Lee
TAIPEI, April 15 (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen told emissaries visiting at U.S. President Joe Biden s request on Thursday that the island would work with the United States to deter threats from Chinese military activities.
Former senior U.S. officials, including former U.S. Senator Chris Dodd and former Deputy Secretaries of State Richard Armitage and James Steinberg, are visiting Taipei in a trip to signal Biden s commitment to Taiwan and its democracy.
Tsai told the U.S. delegation in a meeting at the Presidential Office that Chinese military activities in the region have threatened regional peace and stability.
TAIPEI (Reuters) — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen told emissaries visiting at U.S. President Joe Biden’s request on Thursday that the island would work with the United States to deter “adventurous
China begins military exercises near Taiwan during US visit 1 minute read
Beijing, Apr 15 (EFE).- China began military exercises Thursday that will last six days in southwest Taiwan, as a United States delegation visits the island.
The Maritime Security Administration of China published a statement on its website Wednesday in which it prohibited any vessel from entering the designated area, where tests with live ammunition will be carried out.
According to the source, the maneuvers will be carried out between 08:00 and 18:00 local time (00:00 and 10:00 GMT) every day between Apr. 15 and Apr. 20, in the Nanpeng archipelago, belonging to the southeast Chinese province of Canton in the Taiwan Strait.
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) received an unofficial delegation led by former Senator Chris Dodd at the Presidential Office on Thursday, hoping to deepen the partnership between Taiwan and the U.S.
Taiwan President Warns Over Beijing’s Regional Threat While Welcoming US Delegation
TAIPEI, Taiwan Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen warned on April 15 that China’s military activities against the self-ruled island pose a threat to regional peace.
“Recently, China has frequently dispatched military vessels and aircraft to carry out maneuvers in waters and airspace surrounding Taiwan. These actions alter the status quo in the Indo-Pacific and threaten regional peace and stability,” Tsai said at the Presidential Office to welcome a visiting U.S. delegation, before the two sides held closed-door talks.
The delegation was headed by former U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) who arrived in Taiwan on April 14. The former senator was accompanied by former Deputy Secretaries of State Richard Armitage and James Steinberg, as well as Dan Biers, director of the Office of Taiwan Coordination at the State Department.