Since Biden‘s inauguration as U.S. president, the Chinese Communist Party has repeatedly provoked Taiwan, leading to increasing tensions in the Taiwan Strait. On Thursday (Jan. 28), the Chinese Communist Party again provoked Taiwan in its rhetoric, and the Biden Administration‘s Defense Department responded to the situation in the Taiwan Strait for the first Time.
On Thursday, the Pentagon reaffirmed longstanding U.S. support for Taiwan’s self-defense and said it had no reason to believe that tensions between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait would lead to any confrontation.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby’s remarks Thursday were the first from the Biden administration’s Defense Department about tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
“Taiwan independence means war,” said Wu Qian, a spokesman for the Chinese Defense Ministry and director of its information bureau, at a regular press conference on Thursday, and he defended the recent move by Chinese Communist Party warplanes to intrude more and more frequently into Taiwan’s southwest air defense identification zone (ADIZ).
When asked about the remarks, Kirby reiterated for the first time at a Pentagon press briefing that the United States would maintain its long-standing military support for Taiwan’s self-defense.
“We have an obligation to assist Taiwan in self-defense, and I think you’ll see that practice continue. The U.S. military is ready in every way to fulfill our commitment to regional security.” He said.
Taiwan’s Land Commission said China should consider carefully and not underestimate Taiwan’s determination to defend its sovereignty and preserve freedom and democracy.
On Thursday, six Chinese Communist Party military aircraft, including four J-10 fighter jets, flew into Taiwan’s air defense zone near the top of the South China Sea and the Taiwan-controlled Plutas Islands, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said.
On Saturday, the Chinese Communist Party sent 13 military aircraft, including eight bombers, four fighters and one reconnaissance aircraft, to invade the ADIZ, and on Sunday sent Air Force aircraft, including 12 fighters, into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone, the largest in years.
State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement immediately afterward that the United States noted with great concern China’s (Chinese Communist Party) ongoing attempts to intimidate its neighbors, including Taiwan.
Price said, “Our commitment to Taiwan is unwavering and contributes to the maintenance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and throughout the region.”
In a statement Jan. 24, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said a U.S. carrier battle, led by the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, entered the South China Sea on Saturday (23) on a routine mission “to ensure freedom of the seas and build partnerships that promote maritime security. “
Taiwanese political commentator and former Tainan County Governor Su Huan-chi said at a poll briefing on Jan. 26 that Chinese Communist Party military aircraft have been disturbing Taiwan frequently lately and could evolve into a crisis at any time, and that the U.S. government should have some strategic preparation in addition to issuing a statement.
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