Chinese Military Drills Encircling Taiwan Undermines Status Quo, Creates High Tensions : Taiwan
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said that China initiated live-fire military exercises around Taiwan undermine the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, encroach upon the island nation’s sovereignty and create high tensions in the Indo-Pacific region.
This remarks were delivered by the President over the live-fire military exercises China has been conducting in areas around Taiwan because of being irked by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit.
President Tsai on Thursday evening said, “China initiated live-fire military exercises in areas around Taiwan. This type of continued, deliberately heightened military threat, especially the dangerous launch of missiles into some of the busiest transportation corridors in the world, is irresponsible, both to Taiwan and to the entire international community.”
“This not only undermines the status quo in the Taiwan Strait and encroaches upon our nation’s sovereignty. It also creates high tensions in the Indo-Pacific region, as part of which air and maritime transportation safety, as well as the normal functioning of international trade, are all coming under unprecedented threat.
“We solemnly call upon China to act with reason and exercise restraint,” she added.
She emphasised that Taiwan will neither escalate conflict nor instigate disputes But it will resolutely defend its nation’s sovereignty and security as a bulwark of democracy and freedom.
“As we speak, our nation’s armed forces are already heightening their readiness, and are closely following in real time all military developments in surrounding areas. We are also in close contact with our allies, working together to halt further escalation of the regional security situation,” she continued.
Moreover she said that the national security agencies are monitoring the situation, and are communicating closely with other government agencies in order to ensure that flight and shipping routes remain safe and open, that Taiwan’s airports and seaports continue to function normally, and that nation’s economy and financial markets remain stable.
President Tsai assured the Taiwanese
nationals that the government was responding with a steady hand against the Chinese aggression.
She apprised the international community that democratic Taiwan consistently been a responsible member.
“We will work to maintain the peaceful and stable status quo in the Taiwan
Strait. We are calm and will not act in haste.
We are rational and will not act to provoke. But we will absolutely not back down.” has