Beijing, Jan. 3 (Jiji Press)–A spokesperson at China’s Ministry of National Defense has issued a statement rebutting concerns shown by Japan, the United States and other countries over Beijing’s recent large-scale military drills conducted around Taiwan. The Chinese military is ready to defeat foreign interference in the country’s aim of integrating Taiwan with its mainland, said the statement, which was released Friday. Countries including the United States have voiced opposition to unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait. In response, the statement said the real status quo is that both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one China. The Chinese military began the drills Monday and announced the end of the exercises Wednesday. In a year-end televised address an hour after the announcement of the end of the drills, Chinese President Xi Jinping said, “The reunification of our motherland, a trend of the times, is unstoppable.” END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
China Rebuts Concerns over Drills around Taiwan
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