NEW DELHI: China concluded a two- time martial exercise around Taiwan, simulating problems with bombers and practicing board ships, as reported by Taiwan’s military government on Saturday. The training, named” Joint Sword- 2024A”, were launched three weeks after Lai Ching- dit became Taiwan’s leader, whom Beijing considers a” dissident”.
The workouts were a reaction to Lai’s opening statement, which stated that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait were” never inferior to each other,” according to China’s defense government.
Lai has constantly pressed China for help, insisting that Taiwan’s potential is up to the people and rejecting Beijing’s claims of sovereignty. The government of Taiwan has criticized the training and said it will not be influenced by Chinese force.
46 Taiwanese military helicopters crossed the Taiwan Strait’s middle collection, which had formerly served as an informal boundary between the two sides, on Friday, according to Taiwan’s defense department. In total, 62 Chinese aviation and 27 military ships were detected. The plane, including advanced Su- 30 soldiers and nuclear- ready H- 6 bombers, flew in the sea and over into the Bashi Channel, separating Taiwan from the Philippines. The government also made available film of a Chinese J- 16 fighter and an H- 6 bomber that Chinese air force planes captured, without specifying where they were located.
China has often carried out military exercises in Taiwan over the past four decades, including significant-scale war matches in 2022 and 2023. The People’s Liberation Army Daily criticism, published as” the tone of the martial”, accused Lai of acting as a “pawn” for additional troops to prevent China’s growth. The PLA may follow directions and take decisive action to stubbornly destroy all separatist plots if” Taiwan independence separatist forces insist on going their own method or perhaps take risks,” according to the article.
( With inputs from Reuters )
