Headline Roundup • October 6th, 2021
Military Tensions Flare Between China and Taiwan
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Taiwan's defense minister says that tensions between Taipei and Beijing are at their worst in more than 40 years as China increases military flights within the island’s air defense zone. Taiwanese officials say nearly 150 aircraft belonging to China's air force have entered the zone in the last four days.
The U.S. State Department called China‘s latest actions destabilizing and risky, while China has taken offense to the presence of U.S. ships in the Taiwan Strait. President Joe Biden says Chinese President Xi Jinping has agreed to abide by the "Taiwan agreement," which allows Washington to maintain a relationship with and sell arms to Taiwan.
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With record numbers of military flights near Taiwan over the last week, China has been showing a new intensity and military sophistication as it steps up its harassment of the island it claims as its own and asserts its territorial ambitions in the region.
China‘s People’s Liberation Army flew 56 planes in international airspace off the southwest coast of Taiwan on Monday, setting a new record and capping four days of sustained pressure involving 149 flights. The actions came as China, with growing diplomatic and military power, faces greater pushback from countries in the region and as Taiwan pleads...
USA TODAY
Tensions between the U.S. and China have flared in recent days as the Biden administration rebuked Beijing for its military aggression against Taiwan, prompting a fierce backlash from Chinese officials.
The verbal sparring serves as a stark illustration of China's mounting aggression against its neighbors and highlights President Joe Biden's quandary as he tries to counter China's military expansion.
Some experts fear that if the brewing "cold war" between Washington and Beijing turns hot, Taiwan will be the spark. China views Taiwan as part of its territory; Taiwan sees itself as an...
EPA
Tensions with China are at their worst in 40 years, Taiwan's defence minister has said, warning of the risk of an accidental strike between the two.
Chiu Kuo-cheng's comments came after China sent a "record number" of military jets into Taiwan's air defence zone for four consecutive days.
Taiwan considers itself a sovereign state. China, however, views Taiwan as a breakaway province.
It has not ruled out the possible use of force to achieve unification.
While Chinese jets have not been flown all the way to the island, Mr Chiu warned...
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