Taiwan’s defense and foreign affairs officials call China’s military exercises a provocation and threat to regional security

MND official shows Chinese military maneuvers on map

September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment air-force, PLA, Pratas Islands

Both the Ministry of National Defense (MND), and Ministry of Foreign affairs (MOFA), held unscheduled press conferences Thursday evening, September 10, in response to incursions into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) by Chinese military aircraft for the second day in a row. The MND condemned China’s joint navy and air force military exercises as “provocative,” and MOFA called on international partners to pay attention to China’s “threats to regional stability.” MND officials revealed that China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA)

map showing Dongsha (Pratas) Islands in the South China Sea

Military Affairs

June 24, 2020June 25, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Dongsha Islands, Pratas Islands, ROC Marines, South China Sea

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) confirmed Monday that marines will be deployed to the Dongsha (Pratas) Islands on a “training mission.” The move comes ahead of Chinese military drills designed to simulate a takeover of the Taiwan-controlled islands, which sit in the South China Sea, around 400 kilometers away from Taiwan’s southernmost point, Cape Eluanbi. Japan’s Kyodo News reported May 12 that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was planning the drills in the South China Sea on an “unprecedented