{"id":2354706,"date":"2024-10-14T14:27:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T18:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-ignores-biden-harris-administration-engages-in-massive-military-exercise-in-sensitive-region\/"},"modified":"2024-10-14T14:29:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T18:29:55","slug":"china-ignores-biden-harris-administration-engages-in-massive-military-exercise-in-sensitive-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-ignores-biden-harris-administration-engages-in-massive-military-exercise-in-sensitive-region\/","title":{"rendered":"China Ignores Biden-Harris Administration, Engages in Massive Military Exercise in Sensitive Region"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fchina-ignores-biden-harris-administration-engages-in-massive-military-exercise-in-sensitive-region%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=2354706&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>Recently, China conducted extensive military \u2062drills around Taiwan, involving a record 125 aircraft and the\u200d Liaoning aircraft carrier. These exercises\u2064 were viewed as a direct response \u200dto Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te&#8217;s speech rejecting China&#8217;s claim\u2062 over Taiwan during the island&#8217;s National Day celebrations. Taiwan&#8217;s officials condemned China&#8217;s \u2062actions as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-more-u-s-troops-in-europe-could-deter-or-provoke-russia\/\" title=\"Study: More U.S. Troops in Europe Could Deter \u2013 Or Provoke \u2013 Russia\">military intimidation<\/a> that threatens democracy and regional\u200b stability. In contrast to the tensions, many Taipei residents expressed a\u200b sense of calm, stating they are accustomed to such military threats. Meanwhile, the U.S. \u2064government urged China\u2064 to\u200c act with restraint to maintain peace\u200b across the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan&#8217;s military remained vigilant, \u2062deploying its own surveillance\u200c capabilities in\u2064 response to the Chinese military maneuvers.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>China employed a record 125 aircraft, as well as its Liaoning aircraft carrier and ships, in large-scale <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> surrounding Taiwan and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-caves-to-communist-china-as-it-releases-map-falsely-claiming-that-taiwan-belongs-to-china\/\" title=\"NFL \u2018Caves To Communist China\u2019 As It Releases Map Falsely Claiming That Taiwan Belongs To China\">outlying islands<\/a> Monday, simulating the sealing off of key ports in a move that underscores the tense situation in the Taiwan Strait, officials said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/china-rushes-cover-humiliating-naval-loss-satellite-images-show-werent-quick-enough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a> made clear it was to punish Taiwan&rsquo;s president for rejecting Beijing&rsquo;s claim of sovereignty over the self-governed island.<\/p>\n<p>The drills came four days after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tier-one-us-special-forces-unit-preparing-chinese-invasion-taiwan-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taiwan<\/a> celebrated the founding of its government on its National Day, when Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said in a speech that China has no right to represent Taiwan and declared his commitment to &ldquo;resist annexation or encroachment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a resolute punishment for Lai Ching-te&rsquo;s continuous fabrication of &rsquo;Taiwan independence&rsquo; nonsense,&rdquo; China&rsquo;s Taiwan Affairs Office said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan&rsquo;s Ministry of National Defense said 90 of the aircraft, including warplanes, helicopters and drones, were spotted within Taiwan&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-urges-biden-administration-to-keep-confronting-china\/\" title=\"Senator Urges Biden Administration to Keep Confronting China\">air defense identification zone<\/a>. The single-day record counted aircraft from 5:02 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Shipping traffic was operating as normal, the ministry said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Taiwan remained defiant. &ldquo;Our military will definitely deal with the threat from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-china-claims-tracked-us-spy-plane-sensitive-airspace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a> appropriately,&rdquo; Joseph Wu, secretary-general of Taiwan&rsquo;s security council, said at a forum in Taipei, Taiwan&rsquo;s capital. &ldquo;Threatening other countries with force violates the basic spirit of the United Nations Charter to resolve disputes through peaceful means.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan&rsquo;s Presidential Office also called on China to &ldquo;cease military provocations that undermine regional peace and stability and stop threatening Taiwan&rsquo;s democracy and freedom.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A map aired on China&rsquo;s state broadcaster CCTV showed six large blocks encircling Taiwan, indicating where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-issues-warning-to-united-states-refrain-from-causing-a-stink\/\" title=\"North Korea Issues Warning To United States: \u2018Refrain From Causing a Stink\u2019\">military drills<\/a> were being held, along with circles drawn around Taiwan&rsquo;s outlying islands.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan&rsquo;s defense ministry said the six areas focused on key strategic locations around and on the island.<\/p>\n<p>China deployed its Liaoning aircraft carrier for the drills, and CCTV showed a J-15 fighter jet taking off from the deck of the carrier.<\/p>\n<p>China&rsquo;s People&rsquo;s Liberation Army&rsquo;s Eastern Theater Command spokesperson Senior Captain Li Xi said Monday evening that the drill was successfully completed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a major warning to those who back Taiwan independence and a signifier of our determination to safeguard our national sovereignty,&rdquo; Li said in a statement on the service&rsquo;s public media channel.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan&rsquo;s Defense Ministry said it deployed warships to designated spots in the ocean to carry out surveillance and stand at ready. It also deployed mobile missile and radar groups on land to track the vessels at sea. It said as of Monday morning, they had tracked 25 Chinese warplanes and seven warships and four Chinese government ships, though it did not specify what types of ships they were.<\/p>\n<p>On the streets of Taipei, residents were undeterred. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t worry, I don&rsquo;t panic either, it doesn&rsquo;t have any impact to me,&rdquo; Chang Chia-rui said.<\/p>\n<p>Another Taipei resident, Jeff Huang, said: &ldquo;Taiwan is very stable now, and I am used to China&rsquo;s military exercises. I have been threatened by this kind of threats since I was a child, and I am used to it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S., Taiwan&rsquo;s biggest unofficial ally, called China&rsquo;s response to Lai&rsquo;s speech unwarranted. &ldquo;We call on [Beijing&rsquo;s government] to act with restraint and to avoid any further actions that may undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and in the broader region,&rdquo; State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This operation simulated the blockade of crucial ports and highlighted the escalating tensions in the Taiwan Strait. Officials indicated that these drills were intended as a response to Taiwan&#8217;s president rejecting Beijing&#8217;s claims of sovereignty over the self-governing island. The exercises followed Taiwan&#8217;s National Day celebrations, during which President Lai Ching-te asserted that China has no right to represent Taiwan and vowed to resist any attempts at annexation. China&#8217;s Taiwan Affairs Office labeled this military action as a &#8220;resolute punishment&#8221; for what it termed Lai\u2019s ongoing promotion of &#8220;Taiwan independence.&#8221; According to Taiwan\u2019s Ministry of National Defense, 90 aircraft\u2014including warplanes, helicopters, and drones\u2014were detected within its air defense identification zone during these drills. Despite this show of force from China, Taiwanese officials expressed their determination to address any threats appropriately while calling on China to halt military provocations that threaten regional stability<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2354707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/05869c178be44482845465d18948f260-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[22792,4501,39298],"class_list":["post-2354706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden-harris","tag-china","tag-military-exercise"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/05869c178be44482845465d18948f260-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2354706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354706\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2354707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2354706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2354706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2354706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}