Beijing, China.
The tension between China and Taiwan increases after the Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered the army to be prepared “for the combat full time “using the high technology available in thes military exercises, in its first decree of 2021.
Xi specified that the giant People’s Liberation Army must be ready to “act at any time, carrying forward the spirit dand fearless combat to difficulties i without fear of death “.
the Armed Forces cthey immediately paid tribute to the military exercises after receiving the commander’s order, performing maneuvers across the country alongside computer simulations over the use of his nuclear weapons.
Air raids on Taiwan
Xi’s order comes amid growing military tensions between Taipei and Beijing, after that Taiwan reported that Chinese military aircraft made 380 raids in the area defense of the island in 2020, a record figure.
Taiwan, which enjoys a democratic system, lives under the constant threat de China, which considers the territory as a rebellious province that will one day be again under his control, by force and horse.
Tensions on both sides of the Formosa Strait increased steadily since the 2016 election of the president Tsai Ing-wen, from a traditionally hostile party in Beijing.
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But they reached their peak last year with the unprecedented number of aircraft raids Chinese Air Force in its air defense identification zone (Adiz).
“The 380 raids southwest of the Adiz in 2020 were much more frequent than in the past,” Defense Ministry spokesman Shih Shun-wen said.
“This (…) constitutes a threat for regional and national security, “he added.
The National Defense Research Institute, in its annual report on the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, warned that “the China’s military threat, Is at its highest level since the crisis 1996 missiles andn the strait “.