China’s Defense Ministry has assured that the country’s army will take all necessary measures to “thwart” the intentions of the Taiwanese separatists.
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sputnik This Friday (15th), China will begin military exercises near Taiwan in response to “US provocations”.
“On April 15, the Eastern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China dispatched warships, bombers, warplanes and other forces to conduct multirole combat patrols and conduct naval and air exercises in the East China Sea on the island of Taiwan,” the Chinese command said.
Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian assured that the country’s army would take all necessary measures to “thwart” foreign interference and the separatists’ intentions of “Taiwan independence”.
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The spokesman also stressed that the visit of US congressmen to the island “violates the principle of One China and the three joint communiqués,” while “seriously undermining the political foundations” of relations between the two countries and reducing tensions tightened across the Taiwan Strait.
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On Thursday (December 14), Taiwanese media reported the arrival on the island of a US delegation consisting of six members of Congress, led by the head of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Menendez.
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For its part, Beijing has once again expressed its dissatisfaction with any sort of official contact between the US and Taiwan, with the country’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian saying that the Americans “respect the oneChina principle and the provisions of the three.” should joint communiqués” and any form of “official exchange with Taiwan, so as not to continue down this dangerous path”.
Recently, the US State Department approved a potential contract valued at US$95 million (Real 446.7 million) to provide technical support and equipment for the Patriot air defense systems for Taiwan.
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The USapproved agreement covers training, deployment, operations, maintenance and support of Patriot systems and related equipment.
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