China threatens Taiwan's new president with “war” – 49 fighter jets despatched out | EUROtoday

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IIn the midst of Chinese navy maneuvers off Taiwan, Beijing has issued a risk to the brand new Taiwanese president. Lai Ching-te is threatening the one-China precept, mentioned Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian on Friday. This is placing “our fellow citizens in Taiwan in a dangerous situation of war and danger.” Lai is taking part in with fireplace and whoever does that “will surely burn themselves,” it continued.

Beijing continued its navy workout routines off Taiwan on Friday. China is not going to hesitate to take additional “countermeasures” towards Taiwanese “independence aspirations,” Qian warned. “Every time 'Taiwanese independence' threatens us, we will take our countermeasures one step further until complete reunification with the motherland is achieved,” he mentioned.

China considers Taiwan to be a part of its territory, though impartial and democratically elected governments have been in energy there for many years. Beijing has threatened a number of occasions to beat the island, which has a inhabitants of greater than 23 million, and the mainland by navy means.

China sends 49 fighter jets to Taiwan

The Chinese navy started a large-scale train off the coast of Taiwan on Thursday. According to a Chinese navy spokesman, the military desires to check its means to take energy over the island republic. The two-day workout routines will take a look at the “ability to jointly take power, to carry out joint attacks and to control key areas,” navy spokesman Li Xi mentioned on Friday, in line with state media.

In the previous 24 hours, 49 plane have been registered close to the island, the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense introduced on Friday morning. According to the ministry, 35 of the plane flew over the median line within the strait between Taiwan and China (Taiwan Strait) and entered the Taiwanese air protection zone. In addition, 19 Chinese naval vessels and 7 Chinese coast guard vessels have been sighted.

China additional fueled tensions on Thursday with navy workout routines involving naval ships and navy plane and the specter of “bloodshed.” This got here simply days after the inauguration of Taiwan's new President Lai.

Taiwan's ally, the United States, referred to as on China to train restraint. Taiwan's political transition shouldn’t be used as a “pretext or excuse for provocative measures or coercive measures,” mentioned a senior authorities official. The United States, which lately authorized billions in navy assist for Taipei, is “confident about the current posture of our armed forces” within the area.

Taiwan seceded from communist mainland China on the finish of a civil battle 75 years in the past. Beijing views the island as a breakaway province that must be reunited with the mainland, if essential by navy power.