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China Warns Taiwan that ‘Independence Means War’
January 28, 2021
This handout photograph taken and released on May 11, 2018 by Taiwan s Defense Ministry shows a Republic of China (Taiwan) Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft (L) flying alongside a Chinese People s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) H-6K bomber that entered its airspace.
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China hardened its language towards Taiwan on Thursday, saying “independence means war.” The warning came after recent stepped up military activities on the island nation. China has long claimed Taiwan as its own territory.
Taiwan began military exercises on Tuesday after several Chinese warplanes entered its air defense space over the weekend. The action led the United States to urge China to stop pressuring Taiwan and reaffirm its support for the independent territory.
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China toughened its language towards Taiwan on Thursday, warning after recent stepped up military activities near the island that “independence means war” and that its armed forces were acting in response to provocation and foreign interference.
Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, reported multiple Chinese fighter jets and bombers entering its southwestern air defence identification zone last weekend, prompting Washington to urge Beijing to stop pressuring Taiwan.
China believes that Taiwan’s democratically-elected government is moving the island towards a declaration of formal independence, though Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has repeatedly said it is already an independent country called the Republic of China, its formal name.
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The democratic island of Taiwan has reiterated a ban on imports of COVID-19 vaccines made in China, as repeated incursions by the People s Liberation Army (PLA) into its air defense zone in recent days stoked simmering regional tensions.
Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said in a recent statement to Reuters that the island s 23 million population should be cautious about accepting offers of vaccination while living and working in China, and cautiously evaluate the safety and necessity of doing so.
Taiwan, which has never been governed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), nor formed part of the People s Republic of China, has repeatedly warned its citizens of health risks associated with Chinese-made vaccines, and requires anyone vaccinated in China to undergo a stringent 14-day quarantine on arriving home.
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