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TEHRAN, April 13 -At a time of rising tension with Beijing, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday presided over a military drill by the self-ruled island’s navy for the first time since she took office in 2016.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) -At a time of rising tension with Beijing, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday presided over a military drill by the self-ruled island’s navy for the first time since she took office in 2016.
The exercise, which involved no live fire, came days after China’s navy held its largest-ever military display and Beijing announced plans to hold live-fire military drills in the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday.
China claims Taiwan as its sacred territory, under its “one China” policy, and Beijing has never renounced the use of force to bring what it sees as a wayward province under its control.
Tsai boarded a warship off Suao on Taiwan’s east coast to observe the drill, which the defense ministry said aimed to test the military’s rapid response capability to defend Taiwan.
“I believe our nationals should feel very confident about our army’s determination to defend and protect our country,” Tsai, who is chief commander of Taiwan’s armed forces, said aboard the warship after the drill.
Asked by a reporter if the event was aimed at competing with Xi, Tsai urged people “not to over-read” the situation, saying her inspection was just the first of a series.
Source: Reuters
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