China performs maneuvers with “real fire” near Taiwan, which mobilizes forces

Taiwan mobilized his military forces on Wednesday after China will announce maneuvers with “Real fire”Near the Autonomous Government Island, Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense reported by condemning these exercises by dangerous.

China displaced 32 planes around Taiwan as part of its military maneuvers and announced “Exercises with living fire”In an area at 40 nautical miles (74 km) in the south of the island, the ministry indicated in a statement.

The Taiwanese army responded with the sending of maritime, aerial and land forces to “monitor, alert and respond properly”, According to the statement.

The Chinese Armed Forces “They have flagrantly violated international standards by unilaterally designating a maneuvering zone to 40 nautical miles from the Kaohsiung and Pingtung coast, stating that they perform exercises with real fire without prior notice”Said the ministry.

He claimed that the measure not only causes “A high degree of danger to the safety of international flights and ships, but is a flagrant provocation to regional safety and stability”

Taiwan has naval and aerial bases in Kaohsiung and Pingtung.

The Ministry pointed out of Wednesday that “Armed of the Eastern Theater Command of China established a temporary area of ​​exercises in our southwestern waters“And in the afternoon the” Formations of the Popular Liberation Army left the ‘Exercise Zone’. “

China intensified in recent years the sending of aircraft and warships around Taiwan to press in its sovereignty claim on the island, something that Taiwan rejects.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense declared that China’s measure “It is totally contrary to his repeated statements about the principles of ‘peaceful coexistence’”

The Beijing Foreign Ministry declined to comment on Taiwan’s statement that China has established an instruction zone for “shooting training”

On his side the Chinese Defense Ministry did not respond for now after being contacted by AFP.