The President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing Wen , has warned that she will not give in to pressure from the People’s Republic of China for a future “reunification” while ensuring that “no one can force Taiwan to take the path that China has chosen.” He also confirmed that they will continue to strengthen their military capabilities so that the future of the country is decided solely by “the will of the Taiwanese people.”
These statements by the president were made during the celebrations of National Taiwan Day, and where she promised to defend the island from growing pressure from China, which for decades has sought to unite its People’s Republic with ” the province .” This new international crisis began after a week of tensions, as a result of the report of incursion of at least 148 Chinese aircraft in its airspace.
The president also said that they will “resist” the threats of “interventionism” from China, with an unprecedented display of military capacity from Taiwan during the National Holiday.
It is not the first time that Beijing has claimed and classified this “rogue province” as part of its territory, although it is true that, so far, it has only done so with veiled threats. On October 5, the Tsai government denounced the presence of at least 56 Chinese combat aircraft in its airspace. Thus, Tsai Ing Wen, affirmed that they will do everything possible “to prevent the status quo from being unilaterally altered” and that they will continue to strengthen “our national defense and showing our determination to defend ourselves to ensure that no one forces us to follow the rule. path that China has charted for us .
“The path that China has traced offers us neither a free and democratic way of life nor sovereignty for our 23 million people,” said the Taiwanese ruler.
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned this Saturday that “they can and will achieve” reunification and pointed out the “basic principle of ‘peaceful reunification'” making possible a reintegration under the ‘one country two systems’ framework, which in its day applied in Macau and Hong Kong.
However, the reunification presented by China, which did not convince Taiwan at all, further evidenced its misgivings that the pressure from the Asian giant had been growing in recent months. Tsai Ing Wen has mentioned on several occasions that China is the complete opposite of political and economic development, as the social differences in this country are also so defined. The Chinese government fears for its part that the “drifts” of the Taiwanese government will influence a formal independence of the island.
