On October 14, 2024, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) announced that it had launched military drills code-named "Joint Sword-2024B," involving the army, navy, air force and rocket force, in the Taiwan Strait and areas to the north, south and east of Taiwan, as a "stern warning to the separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces."
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) condemned Beijing’s Joint Sword-2024B military drill around Taiwan and urged CHina to pull back and immediately cease "its military provocations."
(Source: CNA graphic)
Taiwan’s MOFA: 'China Remains Determined To Intimidate The People Of Taiwan Through Military Exercises And Is Attempting To Threaten Taiwan’s Democracy'
Taiwan’s MOFA reported: "In his National Day address, President Lai Ching-te once again expressed goodwill to China and called for it to act responsibly and work with Taiwan to maintain the prevailing state of peace, stability, and prosperity. However, China remains determined to intimidate the people of Taiwan through military exercises and is attempting to threaten Taiwan’s democracy and unilaterally disrupt the status quo of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and throughout the region. MOFA solemnly denounces China and urges it to neither use false pretexts aimed at justifying disagreement and strife nor become a troublemaker that undermines regional peace and stability."
At the same time, MOFA called on nations around the world to recognize "China’s authoritarian and expansionist nature," take “concrete actions to support democratic Taiwan at this critical moment," unite in “defending the values of freedom and democracy," and “safeguard the rules-based international order, as well as the freedom, openness, and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region."[1]
(Source: Xinhua News Agency's weibo account)
Taiwan’s MND: Taiwan Dispatched ‘Appropriate Forces… To Respond, Taking Concrete Actions To Safeguard Freedom’
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) strongly condemned Beijing for its “irrational” and “provocative” behavior, following China's announcement that it had launched military drills around Taiwan as a “stern warning” to those who promote Taiwan independence.
The MND added that it has dispatched “appropriate forces… to respond, taking concrete actions to safeguard freedom, democracy and defend the sovereignty of the Republic of China.”[2]
(Source: Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration Oct. 14, 2024)
(Source: Twitter.com/MoNDefense)
(Source: Twitter.com/MoNDefense)
