Authorities Taiwan This Saturday they denounced the presence 32 aircraft and nine ships Chinese military forces in the vicinity of the island in the last 24 hours.

Except, Its airspace was crossed by 20 fighters in the southwest of the island, and the Taiwanese military monitored the situation and responded by deploying aircraft, boats and ground-based missiles, as posted on their X social media account, formerly Twitter.

Escalating tensions in the region began with a trip to the island by then-President of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi last August. The situation worsened after the visit of Taiwanese President Tsai Ying Wen. to this North American country, where he met with several US congressmen, despite warnings from Beijing.

Taiwan has had an independent government since 1949, but China considers territory under its sovereignty and its main policy towards the island is peaceful reunification on a “one country, two systems” basis, though this does not preclude the use of force in the face of “attempts at independence”.

at the beginning of the month andHe Ministry of Defense of China warned about new delivery of military aid to Taiwan To USAbecause, in his opinion, this implies “a serious threat to peace and stability” in the region, in addition to “serious” undermining the sovereignty and security interests of Beijing.