China’s military said it was sending a warning to Taiwanese separatist forces with drills around the island, days after Taiwan’s vice president passed through the US and met with American officials in Paraguay.
The joint navy and air force combat readiness exercise was a “stern warning” to those colluding with foreign forces, the People’s Liberation Army said Saturday. In a later statement the PLA said it was testing the coordination and resistance capabilities of the Eastern Theater Command troops in the north of Taiwan with “submarine detection,” “anti-submarine” and other exercises.
China “has made it clear it wants to shape Taiwan’s coming national election,” Taiwan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. “Look, China should hold its own elections; I’m sure its people would be thrilled.” Tensions rose last week after Vice President Lai Ching-te, 63, stopped over in New York and San Francisco en route to and from Paraguay for a state visit to one of the few countries that still has official diplomatic ties with Taiwan. China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said on Saturday that it strongly condemned Lai and accused his Democratic Progressive Party of colluding with the US.
China has used similar rhetoric about war with Taiwan in the past, including after President Tsai Ing-wen’s stops in the US in the spring. Those travels included a visit to Los Angeles, where she met House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other US officials and lawmakers. Beijing has also previously referred to figures in the Democratic Progressive Party — to which Tsai and Lai belong — as troublemakers.
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