CovOps
Location : Ether-Sphere Job/hobbies : Irrationality Exterminator Humor : Über Serious
| Subject: Uppity China says military exercises intended to threaten Taiwan Wed May 16, 2018 10:44 pm | |
| BEIJING — A Chinese government spokesman said Wednesday that the country’s military exercises around Taiwan are intended as a direct threat to the self-governing island’s government over moves Beijing sees as cementing its independence from the mainland. The message conveyed by the recent drills is “very clear,” spokesman for the Cabinet’s Taiwan Affairs Office An Fengshan said at a biweekly news conference. “It is a strong warning to Taiwan independence separatist forces and their activities. It demonstrates our determination and capabilities to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity,” An said. China has the “firm will, full confidence and sufficient capabilities” to block moves toward Taiwan’s formal independence, An said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-says-military-exercises-intended-to-threaten-taiwan/2018/05/16/bcaae7cc-58bf-11e8-9889-07bcc1327f4b_story.html?utm_term=.665672f14ea9
|
|