Beijing to conduct military exercises in South China Sea amid tension with US 2023
Beijing to conduct military exercises in South China Sea amid tension with US
Amid tensions with the US, China said on Tuesday that it would conduct military exercises in the South China Sea this week. The special thing is that Beijing has taken this decision after the sudden entry of the US aircraft carrier USS Theodar Roosevelt into the disputed water area on Saturday.
Amid tensions with the US, China said on Tuesday that it would conduct military exercises in the South China Sea this week. The special thing is that Beijing has taken this decision after the sudden entry of the US aircraft carrier USS Theodar Roosevelt into the disputed water area on Saturday. The notice issued by the country’s maritime security administration prohibits the arrival of Tonkin’s Gulf from southwestern China’s west of the Lijin Peninsula from January 27 to January 30.
Increased tension between China and Taiwan
However, the notice does not specify when and how large a military exercise will take place. Meanwhile, a week after dozens of Chinese fighter jets entered the country’s air range, the Taiwan Air Force conducted a military exercise on Tuesday. Beijing has always described Taiwan as its territory.On Saturday, Chinese bombers and fighter jets entered the South China Sea illegally near the island of Taiwan. Taiwan’s military is alert to this incident and asked to be prepared for its fighters.
America is upset with China’s law
Recently China has allowed the Coast Guard to fire on foreign vessels when needed. The standing committee of the National People’s Congress of China passed the Coast Guard law last Friday. Somewhere, the United States is angry with this law of China. Accordingly, the Coast Guard is permitted to use all necessary resources to prevent threats from foreign vessels.Under this law, different types of weapons can be used if needed. This permission has been given at a time when China is in dispute with Japan in the East China Sea and countries of South-East Asia in the South China Sea.