U.S state department
spokesman ned price said in a statement, we urge Beijing to cease its military
diplomatic and economic pressure and
coercion against Taiwan. Beijing marked its national day on
Friday with its biggest aerial show of
force against Taiwan to date. Buzzing the
self-ruled democratic island with 38
warplanes including nuclear-capable h-6
bombers. That was followed by a new record
incursion on Saturday by 39 planes and
at least 16 more on Sunday, said Taiwan
which accused begging of bullying and
damaging regional peace.
It's evident that the world the
international community reject such
behaviors by China more and more, Taiwan's premier soo Seng Chong told
reporters on Saturday.
Foreign minister Joseph Wu has
repeatedly said Taiwan would appreciate
international intelligence and security
assistance, but has not specifically
requested military involvement, saying the
incursions were threatening.
Democratic
Taiwan's 23 million people live under
the threat of invasion by china which
views the island as its territory and
has vowed to one day seize it by force
if necessary. Beijing has ramped up pressure on Taipei
since the 2016 election of president Tsai Ing-wenuyen who has said she views the
island as already independent and not
part of one china.
Under President Xi Jinping Chinese warplanes are crossing into Taiwan's air
defense identification zone ADIZ with
increasing frequency. In the past two years, Beijing has begun
sending large sorties into Taiwan's ids
on a near-daily basis, often to signal
dissatisfaction at key moments and to
keep Taipei's aging fighter fleet
regularly stressed.
Various analyses of flight data have
also shown increasing use of the
nuclear-capable H-6 bombers in Taiwan
targeting flights. she has described Taiwan as becoming part
of the mainland is inevitable.
The Global Times a hawkish state-backed
tabloid which publishes in English on
Sunday described the weekend sorties as
a demonstration of the strong ability of
the PLA to form a wartime air attack. The increase in the number of aircraft
showed the PLA air force's operational
capabilities, it said in an editorial.
The PLA is forming a siege of Taiwan
with a show of strength as it did in
Beijing in 1949. There is no doubt about the future of
the situation across the Taiwan straits. The initiative of when and how to solve
the Taiwan question is firmly in the
hands of the Chinese mainland. U.S Military officials have begun to
talk openly about fears that China could
consider the previously unthinkable and
invade.
While there is broad consensus that
China will make a move on Taiwan the
timing and nature of such action is
strongly debated among analysts and
government figures. Protection of Taiwan has become a rare
bipartisan issue in Washington and a
growing number of western nations such
as Britain have begun joining the united
states and freedom of navigation, exercises to push back on china's claims
to the south china sea and Taiwan strait.
Price reiterated that the united states
would continue to assist Taiwan in
maintaining a sufficient self-defense
capability. The u.s commitment to Taiwan is rock
solid and contributes to the maintenance
of peace and stability across the Taiwan
strait and within the region, he said.
Last month senior government ministers
at the annual u.s and Australian
ministerial consultation Osman stated
mutual intent to strengthen ties with
Taiwan which they described as a leading
democracy and a critical partner for
both countries. it came just days after the announcement
of a new trilateral security deal
between Australia, the UK and the u.s akis aimed at countering china's
aggression which prompted questions in
London over the UK's potential
involvement in the war. Prime minister Boris Johnson did not
rule out UK action should china invade
or attack Taiwan.
