China believes that Taiwan is a province of its own and soon it will become completely part of China. But, Taiwan believes that it is a separate country and has nothing to do with the Chinese government.
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China- Taiwan The ongoing deadlock between them is not taking the name of lessening. Meanwhile, Taiwan’s defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng China on Wednesday said China has broken a tacit agreement on military activities by crossing an informal middle line in the Taiwan Strait. At the same time, he said that this includes Chinese aircraft including drones flying over the territory of Taiwan. He did not recognize the middle line as the ‘red line’. Accepting the end of the tacit agreement on the middle line, Chiu told Taiwan’s parliament that Taiwan would react if China crossed its “red line”. But during this time he did not tell what was Taiwan’s ‘Red Line’.
China wants to assert its authority over Taiwan. It sees the democratically governed island as its territory. Let us tell you that US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently visited Taiwan. In such a situation, China is constantly trying to put pressure on Taipei by conducting military exercises. Since then, Chinese military activities have continued near Taiwan. However, a small number of Chinese military aircraft are regularly crossing the midline.
Why is there tension between the two countries?
Actually, China believes that Taiwan is a province of it and soon it will become a part of China completely. But, Taiwan believes that it is a separate country and has nothing to do with the Chinese government. In such a situation, China keeps infiltrating Taiwan to intimidate and assert its authority over it and sometimes this infiltration is also done through fighter planes. In such a situation, there is a constant quarrel between the two countries. Let us tell you that Taiwan has its own constitution and they also have their own government. Many reports say that America is also in favor of Taiwan.
Heightened during the Cold War
Let us tell you that China never officially recognized the ‘Red Line’ that an American general had drawn in 1954 at the height of the Cold War between Communist China and US-backed Taiwan. Although the People’s Liberation Army respected it a lot. The Taiwan Strait is approximately 180 km (110 mi) wide and, at its narrowest point, the midline is approximately 40 km (25 mi) from Taiwanese waters. Some Taiwanese officials and security analysts have said it would be difficult for the island to defend the midline without increasing the risk of a dangerous escalation.