China's militaryexerciseslastedover a day, involvingfighterjets, drones, warships, andCoastGuardvesselsthatsimulated a blockadeoftheself-governingisland.
TheUnitedStateshas a robustunofficialrelationshipwithTaiwan, asitis a leadingdemocracyand a CNN's WillRipleyhasmoreonwhatTaiwan's presidentpledgestodoinresponsetoChina's latestmaneuvers.
CNNのウィル・リプリーが、台湾総統が中国の最新策動に対して何を誓うかについて詳しく伝えている。
OnFriday, thepresidentofTaiwan, LaiChing-dao, paid a visittotheisland's CoastGuard, wherehethankedthemfortheirserviceandpledgedtobuild 11 newCoastGuardvesselsoverthenextsevenyears, significantlybeefinguptheisland's CoastGuarddefenseat a timethatTaipeiissoundingthealarmaboutChina's CoastGuardandthekeyroleitplayedintheJointSword 2024B drillsthatsimulated a Taiwanblockadeearlierthisweek.
ItwasbackinFebruarywhenChina's CoastGuardactuallyboarded a Taiwanesetouristboat, checkedeveryone's IDanddetainedthem, givingpeoplequite a scareandsparkinganonlinefrenzyhereabouttheroleofChina's CoastGuard, somethingthatTaipeihaslongreferredtoas a grayzonetactic, non-militarybutnonethelesscoerciveandintimidatingforcesanctionedbyBeijing.
InadditiontotheCoastGuardactivitiesnearTaiwan, theyposted a propagandaimageshowingthetrackofthevesselsthatencircledthisself-governingdemocracythatappearedtobeintheshapeof a heart.
TensionsarerunninghighasCubansincreasinglyaretakingtothestreetstobeatpotsandpansandprotestthegovernment's failuretokeepthelightsonformorethan a fewhours.