Warships from China's southern and eastern theatre commands have been operating together off Taiwan's east coast, and the risks of activities involving aircraft, ships, and weapons will increase
Warships from China's southern and eastern theatre commands have been operating together off Taiwan's east coast. / Photo: AP
The increased frequency of China's military activities around Taiwan recently has raised the risk of events"getting out of hand" and sparking an accidental clash, the island's defence minister has said. Taiwan has said that the past two weeks has seen dozens of fighters, drones, bombers and other aircraft, as well as warships and the Chinese carrier the Shandong, operating nearby.
China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has in recent years carried out many such drills around the island, seeking to assert its sovereignty claims and pressure Taipei. Asked by reporters on the sidelines of parliament whether there was a risk of an accidental incident sparking a broader conflict given the frequency of the Chinese activities, Taiwan Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said on Saturday:"This is something we are very worried about".
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