{"id":2251078,"date":"2024-05-23T10:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T14:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-china-launches-war-games-around-taiwan-as-punishment\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T10:07:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T14:07:57","slug":"breaking-china-launches-war-games-around-taiwan-as-punishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-china-launches-war-games-around-taiwan-as-punishment\/","title":{"rendered":"China Begins Military Exercises Near Taiwan in Retaliation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fbreaking-china-launches-war-games-around-taiwan-as-punishment%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=2251078&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--><p>China conducts \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/confirmed-chinese-troops-on-canadian-soil-during-military-exercises\/\" title=\"Confirmed: Chinese Troops on Canadian Soil During Military Exercises\">military exercises<\/a> around\u200c Taiwan after President\u200b Lai Ching-te&#8217;s defiant speech asserting Taiwan&#8217;s \u2062sovereignty. China&#8217;s actions are seen as retaliation for the president&#8217;s strong stance against Chinese influence. The military drills, involving numerous vessels and aircraft, are perceived as a warning against Taiwan&#8217;s \u2063independence\u200b movement and external interference. The situation\u200c highlights escalating\u2062 tensions between China and \u2063Taiwan.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 23, 2024 at 6:10am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>China is staging war games that encircle Taiwan after its new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-says-it-will-release-official-guidance-on-reopening-schools-this-week-biden-says-he-will-comply\/\" title=\"CDC Says It Will Release Official Guidance On Reopening Schools This Week, Biden Says He Will Comply\">president failed<\/a> to properly kowtow to China\u2019s will in his inaugural address.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, 15 Chinese navy vessels, 16 Chinese coast guard vessels and 42 Chinese military aircraft were spotted circling about the main island outlying islands, Taiwan\u2019s Defense Ministry said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/22\/world\/asia\/china-taiwan-drills.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People\u2019s Liberation Army said in a statement that the exercise was \u201ca strong punishment for the separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces and a stern warning against the interference and provocation by external forces,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/china-starts-military-drills-around-taiwan-days-after-new-president-takes-office-2024-05-23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>President Lai Ching-te ruffled highly sensitive Chinese feathers in his inaugural speech by saying Taiwan and China are \u201cnot subordinate to each other\u201d and only Taiwan\u2019s citizens can determine its future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope that China will face the reality of [Taiwan]\u2019s existence, respect the choices of the people of Taiwan, and in good faith, choose dialogue over confrontation, exchange over containment, and under the principles of parity and dignity, engage in cooperation with the legal government chosen by Taiwan\u2019s people,\u201d he said in <a href=\"https:\/\/english.president.gov.tw\/News\/6726\">his speech<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It is with great honor that I accept the responsibility the Taiwanese people have entrusted me with as president. United in our commitment to peace &#038; democracy, we will stand resilient in the face of all challenges. Read my full inaugural address here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dkiYKLGehr\">https:\/\/t.co\/dkiYKLGehr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u8cf4\u6e05\u5fb7Lai Ching-te (@ChingteLai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChingteLai\/status\/1792472461243826594?\">May 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lai pledged to \u201cneither yield nor provoke\u201d and to defend Taiwan \u201cin the face of the many threats and attempts at infiltration from China.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Wang Yi, China\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secretary-of-state-outlines-bidens-foreign-strategies-says-us-will-lead-with-diplomacy\/\" title=\"Secretary of State Outlines Biden\u2019s Foreign Strategies, Says US Will \u2018Lead With Diplomacy\u2019\">top foreign policy official<\/a>, issued an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tipping-point-us-quadruple-troop-presence-taiwan-tensions-china-escalate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">irate response<\/a>, according to the Times.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Will China invade Taiwan?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe ugly acts of Lai Ching-te and others who betray the nation and their ancestors is disgraceful,\u201d he said, according to China\u2019s Foreign Ministry. \u201cAll Taiwan independence separatists will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><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\">China<\/a> claims that Taiwan, a self<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taiwan-rebuffs-chinas-desire-for-high-speed-rail-line-across-strait\/\" title=\"Taiwan rejects China's request for cross-strait high-speed rail line.\">-governing democratic nation<\/a> that became the refuge of the nationalist government after it lost the 1949 revolution to Mao Zedong, is rightly its territory.<\/p>\n<p>It has held large-scale military exercises in past fits of pique, with the largest recent one coming after then-House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/taiwan-ready-direct-combat-china-things-havent-since-pelosi-stepped-foot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nancy Pelosi<\/a> of California visited Taiwan in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>According to Reuters, China said it expanded the area of drills into the small islands around Taiwan and sent dozens of fighter jets with live missiles and simulated attacks on high-value targets.<\/p>\n<p>The drills did not enter the area around the island Taiwan considered its territorial waters.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The People\u2019s Liberation Army has launched a two-day exercise around Taiwan, \u201ctesting joint combat capabilities\u201d by blockading the island. Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5nZjusrNnD\">https:\/\/t.co\/5nZjusrNnD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mrT3VsPtCL\">pic.twitter.com\/mrT3VsPtCL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 South China Morning Post (@SCMPNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SCMPNews\/status\/1793612852164452467?\">May 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Taiwan\u2019s defense ministry condemned China\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe launch of military exercises on this occasion not only does not contribute to the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait, it also highlights [China\u2019s] militaristic mentality,\u201d the ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>Su Tzu-yun, a research fellow at Taiwan\u2019s Institute for National Defence and Security Research, said the goal of the drill was to remind Taiwan that China can encircle it and prevent foreign help from arriving.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe political signals here are greater than the military ones,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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Together, we really can save the country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your support!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Please stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China Conducts Military Drills Surrounding Taiwan After President&#8217;s Defiance. 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