TIL Desk/World/Washington/ As China is increasing its military activities near Taiwan in line with its stated goal of reintegrating it with the mainland, Taipei also started taking concrete steps to defend and train itself in preparation for a ‘real war scenario’.
Understanding China’s real intentions, Taipei has started its military preparations. Earlier, on Sunday, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen warned Beijing that the island belongs to its people and that Taiwan’s existence was a provocation to no one.
Taiwan had shifted its purchases of large military platforms and systems, like fighter jets and naval vessels, to smaller lethal anti-ship and surface-to-air-missiles.
Like Chinese President Xi Jinping called its military to focus on preparing for war, the Taiwanese leader also said that she had not ‘surrendered’ to Xi’s ‘one country, two systems’ proposal for autonomy under Chinese sovereignty and that her mission in life was to ensure the island continued to belong to its people.
