Taiwan military drills in warning to China.
TAIWAN has risked escalating tensions with China after its military conducted a drill intended to practice against an invasion by Beijing.
Taiwanese tanks and troops staged a drill near the Hukou Army Base south of the capital of Taipei. Relations between the two countries escalated in the last year amid China’s increased threat to reclaim the island. The drill conducted near the military base was intended as a sign of Taiwan’s desire to maintain its independence from Beijing.
Major General Chen Chong-ji said: “No matter what is happening around the Taiwan Strait, our determination to guard our homeland will never change.”
As well as conducting a military drill, Taiwan has also agreed billion-dollar arms deals with the US.
In October, the two states agreed a deal worth £1.4billion deal which compromises three weapon systems.
A second deal worth £1.74billion for one hundred Boeing Harpoon defence systems, was also agreed, in a further move set to enrage China.
In total, the US arms sales to Taiwan totalled £3.6billion this year in order to help the island defence its sovereignty.
In light of those deal, the Chinese government has announced it will sanction US officials it claimed had interfered in Sino-Taiwanese relations.
Foreign ministry spokeswoman, Hua Chunying said: “In light of the US erroneous behaviours, China has decided to impose sanctions on the US officials who bear major responsibilities and acted egregiously with regard to Taiwan and Hong Kong.”
In an outburst against the US, she repeated the ‘One China’ principle which claims several states under China's alleged historic rights.
She added: “There is but one China in the world.
“The Taiwan region is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory.
“As facts have proven and will continue to prove, attempting to challenge the one-China principle and separating China will not get the support from the vast majority of the UN membership and is doomed to fail.”
Last week, Washington declassified its strategy to ensure its dominance over Beijing in the Asia-Pacific region.
Within the document, the US stated its intent to strengthen India as a counterweight to China’s dominance.
There were also commitments made to maintain Taiwan’s strength in the region in the document titled the “United States Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific”.
National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien said on Tuesday: “Beijing is increasingly pressuring Indo-Pacific nations to subordinate their freedom and sovereignty to a ‘common destiny’ envisioned by the Chinese Communist Party.
“The US approach is different.
“We seek to ensure that our allies and partners – all who share the values and aspirations of a free and open Indo-Pacific — can preserve and protect their sovereignty.”
The US agreed the Taiwan Relations Act in 1979 aimed at maintaining the independence of the state.
The US has also criticised the Chinese government for its treatment of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang and the imposition of the Hong Kong security law.
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