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Plans to sell 7 kinds of advanced weapons like missiles … China “Never tolerate intervention in internal affairs”
Two Military Aircraft Hover Around Taiwan’s Air Defense Zone … Warning of Protests Against the US and Taiwan
Amid the escalating conflict between the United States and China, the United States and Taiwan are closing in. The United States is sending high-ranking officials to Taiwan and expanding sales of advanced weapons. As America’s pro-Taiwan movement is blatant, China firmly opposes launching patrol flags near Taiwan.
According to Taiwanese media such as the Central News Agency on the 17th, a delegation led by the Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs of the United States, Keith Krak, arrived in Taipei this afternoon and entered the official schedule of two nights and three days until the 19th. Undersecretary of State Krak is the highest number of State Department officials to visit Taiwan 41 years after the break between the United States and Taiwan in 1979. Previously, the United States Department of State announced on the 16th (local time ) that Vice Minister Krak will visit Taiwan to attend the farewell service of former Taiwanese President Li Denghui, which will be held on the 19th.
Taiwanese media see Vice Minister Krak’s visit as a sign of strengthening economic cooperation between the United States and Taiwan. The central news agency said: “With this visit by Vice Minister Krak, cooperation in the economic field between the United States and Taiwan will be further expanded,” and said that “Taiwan may discuss the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States that Taiwan wants. ” He showed. In early August, the United States Minister of Health and Welfare, Alix Aza, visited Taiwan.
In addition to the economic sector, the United States and Taiwan are becoming military closer to each other. On the day, Reuters reported that the United States plans to sell seven major weapons systems, including landmines, cruise missiles and drones, to Taiwan, citing four comments from the United States Congress and military industry experts related to arms sales between United States and Taiwan. The United States has been mindful of China and refrained from selling arms to Taiwan. The Taiwanese media said: “It is very unusual for the United States to sell seven weapons to Taiwan at the same time.” “The relationship between the United States and Taiwan has changed from the past.” In particular, the weapons sold this time are known to be the ones with the Chinese army landing in Taiwan in mind. China responded immediately. At a briefing on the 16th, Chinese State Council spokesman Ma Xiao-guang said, “The Taiwan issue is China’s internal affairs and interference from external forces is absolutely unacceptable.” The Chinese government, which emphasizes “one China”, sees Taiwan as an “unrecovered province” and does not recognize the exchange itself between Taiwan and the international community. In addition, China has harshly criticized former President Li Denghui as “a band of independent Taiwanese forces.”
On the 16th, a Chinese military aircraft entered the Taiwan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said two Chinese military Yun (Y) -8 anti-submarine patrol aircraft entered from the southwest direction of Taiwan’s air defense identification zone. Taiwan’s Lianhe Boon analyzed that the Wyn-8 anti-submarine patrol aircraft, capable of operating only with deep mines and torpedoes, repeatedly turned in this area as a kind of warning to the United States and Taiwan. When Minister Aiza visited Taiwan in August, tensions also escalated when two Chinese fighters invaded the middle line of the Taiwan Strait between China and Taiwan, and the Taiwanese air force launched an emergency response.
Beijing = Correspondent Kiyong Kim [email protected]
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