{"id":2005787,"date":"2023-08-19T12:49:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-19T16:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-warships-and-aircraft-move-into-position-after-taiwan-official-visits-us\/"},"modified":"2023-08-19T12:52:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T16:52:15","slug":"chinese-warships-and-aircraft-move-into-position-after-taiwan-official-visits-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-warships-and-aircraft-move-into-position-after-taiwan-official-visits-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese warships and aircraft position themselves following Taiwan official&#8217;s visit to the US."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchinese-warships-and-aircraft-move-into-position-after-taiwan-official-visits-us%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2005787&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Chinese Warships \u2062and Aircraft\u200d Move Into Position After Taiwan Official Visits US<\/h2>\n<p>The Chinese military launched drills around Taiwan on Saturday\u200d as \u2062a \u201cstern warning\u201d over what it called collusion between \u201cseparatists and foreign forces,\u201d its defense ministry said, days after the island\u2019s vice president \u200cstopped\u2064 over\u2062 in \u200dthe United States.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwanese Vice President William Lai\u2019s recent trip to Paraguay to reinforce relations with his government\u2019s\u2062 last diplomatic partner in \u200bSouth America included \u200dstops in San Francisco and New \u2062York City.<\/p>\n<p>The mainland\u2019s ruling Communist Party claims democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/war-looming-china-taiwan-30-chinese-flyovers-single-day-1-us-military-move-troubling-signs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taiwan<\/a> as part of its\u200d territory, and\u200c says it has no right to conduct foreign relations.<\/p>\n<p>A \u200bspokesperson for China\u2019s Eastern\u200d Theater Command\u2062 said in a brief statement that the \u200bmilitary exercises involved\u2063 the\u2063 coordination of vessels and planes and their ability to seize control of air and sea \u2063spaces.<\/p>\n<p>It was also testing the forces\u2019 \u201cactual combat capabilities,\u201d Shi Yi said. \u2064The drills in \u200dthe waters and airspace to the north and southwest of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/taiwan-become-berlin-time-new-cold-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taiwan<\/a> were a warning \u200bover provocations \u2062from pro-Taiwan independence\u2063 forces and foreign \u2062forces, he \u200badded.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The command released footage of the drills online\u2063 that\u200c showed soldiers running, as \u200cwell as military boats and planes.<\/p>\n<p>State \u200cmedia CCTV reported that missile-equipped boats and fighter jets were involved in the operation and that units worked together to simulate the surrounding of\u200c Taiwan.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Taiwan\u2019s\u2064 defense\u2064 ministry said on \u200dthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charles-barkley-goes-on-profane-bud-light-rant-has-nasty-message-for-anyone-boycotting-brand\/\" title=\"Charles Barkley passionately defends Bud Light, delivering a strong message to boycott critics.\">social media \u200cplatform<\/a> X, formerly known as\u200c Twitter, that its forces\u2062 detected 42 Chinese military aircraft starting from 9 a.m. on Saturday.\u2062 It said\u2063 26 of \u2063them crossed \u2064the midline of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tensions-reach-time-high-china-masses-amphibious-assault-armor-taiwan-strait\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taiwan Strait<\/a>, \u2062an\u200c unofficial\u200c boundary considered a buffer between the island and the mainland. Eight vessels also took part in the joint \u2062combat patrol, it said.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan deployed aircraft and vessels and \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taiwan-sounds-alarm-over-chinas-attack-drills\/\" title=\"Taiwan Sounds Alarm Over China's Attack Drills\">activated land-based missile systems<\/a> in response to the drills and was closely\u2062 monitoring\u200b the\u2062 situation, the\u200b ministry \u200bsaid.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry also strongly condemned what\u200b it\u2063 called \u200dthe \u201cirrational, provocative moves\u201d in a separate statement. It said\u2062 its military would\u200b stand ready in the \u200cface of the threats posed by\u200b the Chinese army, adding that its \u2063forces\u2062 have \u201cthe ability, determination \u2063and\u2062 confidence to \u200bsafeguard national security.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It posted a video on\u2064 Facebook that\u2064 showed previous military drills and\u2062 said the\u2064 Chinese military exercises reflected a militaristic mentality.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Taiwan and China \u200dsplit\u200c in\u2064 1949 following a civil war \u200bthat ended with the \u2064ruling \u200cCommunist Party in control of the mainland. The self-ruled island has never been part of the People\u2019s Republic of China, but Beijing sees Taiwan as a \u2062breakaway province to\u200b be retaken by force if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s official Xinhua news \u2064agency on Saturday reported that an unnamed official in China\u2019s Taiwan \u200bWork Office strongly condemned what it called further collusion between Taiwan\u2019s ruling Democratic Progressive Party and the U.S. and said it was a \u201cnew provocative\u2064 move.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The official pointed to the stopovers in the U.S., an interview Lai gave to news outlet\u200d Bloomberg and \u2063his meeting with U.S. officials in Paraguay, the report said. The official said Lai \u200dhad used \u201cTaiwan\u2064 independence\u201d \u200crhetoric in the interview.<\/p>\n<p>The official \u2064also accused Lai of using his stopovers in the U.S. to sell out the interests of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/taiwan-uncovers-evidence-chinese-activity-discovers-suspicious-object-outlying-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taiwan<\/a> \u2062to seek gains \u2063in the island\u2019s election, and\u2063 described him as a \u201ctroublemaker who will push Taiwan to the dangerous brink of war,\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n<p>Lai is \u2063his party\u2019s candidate for the 2024 presidential election in \u200cJanuary.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan\u2019s foreign minister, Joseph Wu, \u2062wrote on the X platform that China \u201chas made it clear it\u2064 wants\u200d to shape\u201d the island\u2019s\u2062 national election, and\u2064 attached\u200c the command\u2019s statement and the Xinhua report in his\u2064 post. \u201cIt\u2019s up to our citizens to decide, not the bully \u2062next door,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-warns-us-to-stop-arms-sales-military-interactions-with-taiwan\/\" title=\"China Warns US to Stop Arms Sales, Military Interactions With Taiwan\">largest military drills<\/a> in recent years were in response to\u2064 former U.S. House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nancy-pelosi-claims-international-incident-sparked-taiwan-trip-result-sexism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nancy Pelosi\u2019s<\/a> visit to Taiwan last August. It fired missiles over the island in \u2062a significant escalation and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-warships-and-aircraft-move-into-position-after-taiwan-official-visits-us\/\" title=\"Chinese warships and aircraft position themselves following Taiwan official's visit to the US.\">military \u2063exercises disrupted trade lanes<\/a> in the Taiwan Strait and forced airplanes to reroute \u2064their flights.<\/p>\n<p>In April, Chinese forces held large-scale combat readiness drills in the air and waters \u200daround\u2064 Taiwan in response to President Tsai \u200cIng-wen\u2019s \u200cmeeting with current U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The Western Journal\u200d has\u2063 reviewed \u200dthis \u200cAssociated Press \u2063story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it\u2064 meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-chinese-military-launches-drills-around-taiwan-warning-top-island-official-stopped-us\/\">Chinese Warships and Aircraft Move Into\u200d Position After Taiwan Official Visits US<\/a> appeared first\u2064 on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chinese military conducted drills near Taiwan as a &#8220;stern warning&#8221; against alleged collusion between separatists and foreign forces, according to its defense ministry. 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