Taiwan condemned the presence of ten fighter jets and five Chinese regime vessels around the island

The Taiwanese government condemned it this Saturday Ten fighters and five warships of governance China They arrived on the island amid rising tensions between the two regions.

According to him Taiwan Ministry of DefenseChinese planes did not cross The center line of the strait which separates the island from the continent, but they carried out manoeuvres air and sea space adjacent to

Taiwan’s military responded with deployments Air and naval patrolsas well as with the activation of Missile defense systems.

Despite the fact that China claims sovereignty over the island and does not rule out the use of force to annex it, the center line of the Taiwan Strait has been the de facto border between the two sides for decades.

Taiwan, which has been self-governing as the Republic of China since 1949, when the Nationalist regime took refuge there after losing a civil war against the Communists, is supported by the United States and other democratic countries.

Since 2019, China has intensified its military offensive in the area as a way to pressure and isolate Taiwan, which aspires to be recognized as an independent state.

He Chinese army In recent days, it has conducted training exercises near Taiwan in which, according to the regime’s propaganda agencies, its participation Anti-ship cruise missiles Subsonic YJ-62.

The maneuvers took place last week in the “coastal region” of the Eastern Province Fujian “To test the reaction capabilities of the soldiers,” the spokesman hinted about the exercises. Wu Qian

of the Chinese military portfolio.

In it, the YJ-62 subsonic anti-ship cruise missile was tested, credited with 400 kilometers And whose presence, according to expert Fu Qianshao offers the newspaper statements Global Time That one Restrictive message“Against Taiwan.

“These missiles are ‘sea skimmers’, that is, they can fly at low enough altitudes to avoid being detected and intercepted by radar. “It is a powerful weapon for China’s defense and naval warfare,” Fu asserted to the newspaper.

YJ-62, developed by China Aerospace Science and industrial corporationsEntered service in 2004 and was first tested on the destroyer Lanzhou.

Although experts estimate that it is not the most advanced missile in the Chinese arsenal, it can attack all classes and types of surface ships, and can be used day or night in any weather.

It is also ideal for coastal defense using transporter erector launchers for transport.

The exercise took place shortly after the last one 24 January American destroyer USS John Finn transit the Taiwan Strait, a maneuver that, as usual, drew criticism from Chinese spokesmen.

The passage of the USS John Finn was the first movement American warship The area has been in turmoil since last January 13, when the island held a presidential election in which the official candidate, Vice President Lai Ching-te, won with 40% of the vote.

“The Arley Burke USS John Finn sailed through the waters of the Taiwan Strait on January 24 with the intention of creating a stir and gaining notoriety. We arrange soldiers to guard their passage. We will remain vigilant,” military spokesman Shi Yi said at the time.

(with information from Europa Press and EFE)