Taiwan's preparations to face a Chinese attack are not a provocation, senior official says
Lin Fei-fan said Taiwan’s military spending and civil defense drills are defensive steps as Beijing keeps up daily pressure and threats.
- On Tuesday, Lin Fei-fan, deputy secretary-general of Taiwan's National Security Council, stated in Taipei that defense preparations are not a provocation and urged citizens to take the threat of a potential Chinese attack seriously.
- Beijing views Taiwan as its territory and regularly conducts military exercises around the island, prompting President Lai Ching-te to increase military spending and civil defense drills under whole-of-society resilience efforts.
- "All of China's preparations have one clear goal—military aggression," Lin said, adding that Beijing's missile tests in the Taiwan Strait contradict its claims that "the two sides of the strait are one family."
- Comparing the regional threat to the war in Ukraine, Lin warned that Taiwan must act now, stating, "If we do not act today, strength will not suddenly appear tomorrow."
- The Taiwan Affairs Office has not commented on Lin's remarks, while Beijing routinely blames President Lai Ching-te for regional tensions, labeling him a "separatist" and asserting its military actions protect Chinese sovereignty.
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Just as the People's Liberation Army's launch of a long-range missile into the Pacific Ocean drew international attention, Lin Fei-fan, deputy secretary-general of Taiwan's National Security Council, said in a public speech in Taipei on Tuesday (July 7) that China is rapidly expanding its military power and preparedness, aiming to expand its influence through aggressive military actions and become the new military hegemon in the Indo-Pacific reg…
Taiwan's preparations to face a Chinese attack are not a provocation —official
Taiwan's preparations to deal with a possible Chinese attack are not a provocation, and its people need to take the threat seriously and prepare now, a senior security official said.
Taiwan's preparations to face a Chinese attack are not a provocation, senior official says
Taiwan's preparations to deal with a possible Chinese attack are not a provocation, and the island's people need to take the threat seriously and prepare now, a senior Taiwanese security official said on Tuesday.
Taiwan Urges Public To Prepare For China Threat
Taiwan has defended its military and civil defence preparations as necessary self-protection, warning that China's growing military pressure leaves the island with no choice but to prepare for a potential conflict. The post Taiwan Urges Public To Prepare For China Threat appeared first on StratNews Global.
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