{"id":5613,"date":"2023-04-08T15:29:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-08T15:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=5613"},"modified":"2023-04-08T15:29:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-08T15:29:40","slug":"china-flies-fighter-jets-near-taiwan-after-tsai-us-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/americas\/china-flies-fighter-jets-near-taiwan-after-tsai-us-visit\/2023\/04\/08\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"China flies fighter jets near Taiwan after Tsai US visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEIJING<\/span> (AP)<\/span> –<\/span> China<\/span> sent<\/span> warships<\/span> and<\/span> dozens<\/span> of<\/span> fighter<\/span> jets<\/span> to<\/span> Taiwan<\/span> ,<\/span> the<\/span> Taiwanese<\/span> government<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> retaliation<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> meeting<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> speaker<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> House<\/span> of<\/span> Representatives<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> president<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> island’s<\/span> autonomous<\/span> democracy.<\/span> \u00a0
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Chinese<\/span> military<\/span> has<\/span> announced<\/span> the<\/span> start<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> three-day<\/span> “combat<\/span> readiness<\/span> patrol”<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> warning<\/span> to<\/span> Taiwanese<\/span> who<\/span> want<\/span> to<\/span> make<\/span> the<\/span> island’s<\/span> de<\/span> facto<\/span> independence<\/span> permanent.<\/span> No<\/span> word<\/span> on<\/span> whether<\/span> it<\/span> will<\/span> include<\/span> repeats<\/span> of<\/span> previous<\/span> exercises<\/span> that<\/span> disrupted<\/span> shipping<\/span> and<\/span> air<\/span> traffic.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Spokesman<\/span> Kevin<\/span> McCarthy<\/span> met<\/span> with<\/span> President<\/span> Tsai<\/span> Ing-wen<\/span> in<\/span> California<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday,<\/span> joining<\/span> many<\/span> foreign<\/span> lawmakers<\/span> who<\/span> have<\/span> met<\/span> with<\/span> Tsai<\/span> to<\/span> voice<\/span> his<\/span> support<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> face<\/span> of<\/span> China’s<\/span> threats.<\/span> Beijing<\/span> responded<\/span> on<\/span> Friday<\/span> by<\/span> imposing<\/span> travel<\/span> bans<\/span> and<\/span> financial<\/span> sanctions<\/span> on<\/span> US<\/span> groups<\/span> and<\/span> individuals<\/span> linked<\/span> to<\/span> Tsai’s<\/span> US<\/span> visit.<\/span> The<\/span> Taiwanese<\/span> military<\/span> said<\/span> its<\/span> missile<\/span> defense<\/span> system<\/span> was<\/span> activated<\/span> and<\/span> air<\/span> and<\/span> sea<\/span> patrols<\/span> were<\/span> dispatched<\/span> to<\/span> pursue<\/span> the<\/span> Chinese<\/span> plane.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“We<\/span> condemn<\/span> such<\/span> unreasonable<\/span> actions<\/span> that<\/span> endanger<\/span> the<\/span> security<\/span> and<\/span> stability<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> region,”<\/span> the<\/span> Department<\/span> of<\/span> Defense<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> statement.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> government<\/span> of<\/span> Chinese<\/span> President<\/span> Xi<\/span> Jinping<\/span> has<\/span> stepped<\/span> up<\/span> efforts<\/span> to<\/span> intimidate<\/span> the<\/span> island<\/span> by<\/span> flying<\/span> fighter<\/span> jets<\/span> and<\/span> bombers<\/span> nearby<\/span> and<\/span> firing<\/span> missiles<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> sea.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> does<\/span> not<\/span> have<\/span> official<\/span> ties<\/span> with<\/span> Taiwan,<\/span> a<\/span> high-tech<\/span> hub<\/span> and<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> world’s<\/span> largest<\/span> trading<\/span> companies,<\/span> but<\/span> maintains<\/span> extensive<\/span> informal<\/span> and<\/span> commercial<\/span> ties.<\/span> Washington<\/span> is<\/span> obliged<\/span> by<\/span> federal<\/span> law<\/span> to<\/span> ensure<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> island<\/span> of<\/span> 22<\/span> million<\/span> people<\/span> has<\/span> the<\/span> means<\/span> to<\/span> defend<\/span> itself<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> event<\/span> of<\/span> an<\/span> attack<\/span> by<\/span> China.<\/span> Taiwan<\/span> separated<\/span> from<\/span> China<\/span> in<\/span> 1949<\/span> after<\/span> a<\/span> civil<\/span> war.<\/span> The<\/span> ruling<\/span> Communist<\/span> Party<\/span> has<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> islands<\/span> are<\/span> obligated<\/span> to<\/span> forcibly<\/span> return<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> mainland<\/span> if<\/span> necessary.<\/span> The<\/span> Chinese<\/span> government<\/span> encourages<\/span> Taiwanese<\/span> to<\/span> seek<\/span> formal<\/span> independence<\/span> by<\/span> contacting<\/span> foreign<\/span> officials,<\/span> which<\/span> the<\/span> ruling<\/span> party<\/span> says<\/span> will<\/span> lead<\/span> to<\/span> war.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Military<\/span> analysts<\/span> say<\/span> one<\/span> possible<\/span> Chinese<\/span> strategy<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> event<\/span> of<\/span> an<\/span> attack<\/span> is<\/span> to<\/span> cut<\/span> off<\/span> sea<\/span> and<\/span> air<\/span> traffic<\/span> to<\/span> prevent<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States,<\/span> Japan<\/span> or<\/span> other<\/span> allies<\/span> from<\/span> intervening<\/span> or<\/span> sending<\/span> supplies.<\/span> By<\/span> doing<\/span> so,<\/span> he<\/span> suggests<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> is<\/span> to<\/span> put<\/span> pressure<\/span> on<\/span> Taiwan.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> People’s<\/span> Liberation<\/span> Army<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday<\/span> tested<\/span> its<\/span> ability<\/span> to<\/span> command<\/span> sea,<\/span> air<\/span> and<\/span> intelligence<\/span> and<\/span> “create<\/span> a<\/span> situation<\/span> of<\/span> deterrence<\/span> and<\/span> repression,”<\/span> mainland<\/span> Chinese<\/span> newspaper<\/span> China<\/span> Daily<\/span> said.<\/span> Taiwan<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> mainland<\/span> have<\/span> multi-billion<\/span> dollar<\/span> trade<\/span> and<\/span> investment<\/span> ties,<\/span> but<\/span> no<\/span> formal<\/span> ties.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cWe<\/span> will<\/span> never<\/span> leave<\/span> room<\/span> for<\/span> separatist<\/span> activities<\/span> on<\/span> \u2018Taiwan<\/span> independence,\u2019\u201d<\/span> said<\/span> Zhu<\/span> Fenglian,<\/span> a<\/span> spokesman<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> Cabinet\u2019s<\/span> Taiwan<\/span> Secretariat,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Xinhua<\/span> News<\/span> Agency.<\/span> I<\/span> will<\/span> teach<\/span> to<\/span> news<\/span> agency.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Complete<\/span> reunification<\/span> of<\/span> our<\/span> country<\/span> must<\/span> be<\/span> achieved,<\/span> and<\/span> it<\/span> is<\/span> definitely<\/span> achievable.”<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BEIJING (AP) – China sent warships and dozens of fighter jets to Taiwan , the Taiwanese government said in retaliation for a meeting between the speaker of the US House of Representatives and the president of the island’s autonomous democracy. \u00a0 The Chinese military has announced the start of a three-day “combat readiness patrol” as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5615,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[2400,26,276,2409,2425,2443],"tags":[3522,152,3523,153,3524,1536,3525,2219,3111,3113,3115,3119,3120,3391,3392,3395,3519,3520,3521],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/chinajet.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5613"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5613"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5616,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5613\/revisions\/5616"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}