Taiwan commissioned two US Perry-class guided missile frigates into the Taiwan Navy in November 2018 Taiwan commissioned two US Perry-class guided missile frigates into the Taiwan Navy in November 2018 AFP
Posted on 01/15/2019 11:10:07 AM PST by LibWhacker
Taiwan commissioned two US Perry-class guided missile frigates into the Taiwan Navy in November 2018 Taiwan commissioned two US Perry-class guided missile frigates into the Taiwan Navy in November 2018 AFP
A senior Chinese military official warned the US Navy Tuesday against any "interference" in support of Taiwan's independence, saying that Beijing would defend its claim to the island "at any cost".
General Li Zuocheng, a member of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks during a meeting in Beijing with Admiral John Richardson, the chief of US naval operations.
China sees Taiwan as part of its territory to be reunified, despite the two sides being ruled separately since they split in 1949 after a civil war won by Mao Zedong's communists.
The self-ruled island has its own currency, flag and government, but is not recognised as an independent state by the UN.
Beijing has said it will not hesitate to use force if Taipei formally declares independence, or in the case of external intervention -- including by the United States, the island's most powerful unofficial ally.
"The Taiwan issue is an internal matter of China, concerns China's fundamental interests and the national feelings of the Chinese people, and no outside interference will be tolerated," Li Zuocheng said in a statement released by the Ministry of Defence.
"If anyone wants to separate Taiwan from China, the Chinese army will defend the unity of the motherland at any cost," he told the the US Navy chief.
In recent months, US Navy ships have repeatedly passed through the Taiwan Strait, which separates mainland China from the island.
Beijing views any ships passing through the straits as essentially a breach of its sovereignty -- while the US and many other nations view the route as international waters open to all.
A recent US law encouraging mutual visits between US and Taiwanese officials has also angered Beijing.
Washington, which broke diplomatic relations with Taipei in 1979 to recognise Beijing remains the island's most powerful ally, and its main arms supplier.
Ok.
Time to wheel you in for your meds. They are mixed in with the jello.
There is the real possibility that events are not under our control and the ChiComs will pull the trigger first. You better be worried.
I agree...a great place to visit. We specifically went there for the National Museum with its Chinese art treasures but managed to se a bit of Taiwan and its surrounds. Great place, friendly people, easy to navigate and clean.
That's nothing but a realistic threat of grave threat.
And this is different from any other time in the last forty years?
The ChiComs are upping their game enabled by the quislings the seem to permeate the USA whose only allegiance is to money.
And they will fit the newer SM2MR. They were originally equipped with the SM1MR. The RAN is using the newer missile.
Did you have a point?
Yes. The one that flew missile-like over your head.
Is that you, Nostradamus???
If not...........
Feh.
It should fly high with no logical foundation.
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