Taiwanese army remains in place “high alert” after detecting “several waves” of missile launches in several regions of China on Sunday, amid tension between Taipei and Beijing, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MDN) reported.
In a statement released Sunday evening, the MDN said that since 6:50 a.m. (12:50 a.m. Spanish Peninsula Time) that day, it had detected “several waves of missile launches” carried out by the Army Missile Force People’s Liberation Army (PLA). and other “long-range artillery” units in the Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang regions of northern and western China.
In recent years, The Chinese military has tried to promote this force, which controls the country’s strategic nuclear and conventional missiles.as part of a campaign to ensure “all fighter wings can operate together”.
“The armed forces used joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance methods to closely monitor related activities, while air defense units remain on alert and have strengthened their defensive preparedness,” the ministry stressed. Taiwanese Defense in a press release which was reproduced. Efe.
The military portfolio stressed that the security and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region “are crucial to global development” and that any “provocative actions” posing a threat “would seriously harm regional stability.”
“Faced with serious threats from the enemy, the Army will continue to uphold the principle of “preparing for war without seeking war” and “reacting to war without avoiding it”, by strengthening its self-defense capabilities and adapting to changes and developments in the enemy’s situation,” the official text states.
The moves come days after China launched an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean.This is the first time in more than 40 years that Beijing has made a test of this type public.
The Armed Forces of the Republic of China (Taiwan’s official name) maintains constant control over Chinese activities around the island, but rarely refers to actions taken by the Chinese military on the mainland.
Tensions between Taipei and Beijing increased after the inauguration of sovereignist William Lai as the new Taiwanese president on May 20.
Since then, the DND has detected a total of 2,263 Chinese military aircraft operating around the island, of which 1,625 crossed the strait demarcation line or violated the Taiwan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) self-proclaimed.
The island’s president has repeatedly proposed dialogue with the Chinese government, on the grounds that the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China “are not subordinate to each other”; an approach categorically rejected by Beijing, which considers the island to be part of its territory.
