President Tsai says China's drills have affected regional stability
ROC Central News Agency
2017/12/22 22:13:02
Taipei, Dec. 22 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) took to Facebook on Friday to point out that China's increasingly frequent military drills near Taiwan have affected regional stability, while motivating the military to stay vigilant in safeguarding the country against security threats.
In her post, Tsai noted that the military drills the Chinese air force has been conducting have increased in frequency and have impacted the stability of the region.
The president said that Taiwan's air force, navy and army have improved on their surveillance capability and ability to safeguard Taiwan's safety and the region's stability.
Tsai's post also noted Taiwan's commitment to the safety of the Asia Pacific region and to its own national defense. The first line of Tsai's post reads "rather a hundred years without war, but not a single day without preparations for war."
Tsai, who visited the ROC Air Force Combatant Command on Thursday, said that she is confident in the ability of Taiwan's military to monitor the People's Liberation Army.
Her comments come a couple of days after China's Air Force conducted its 10th drill near Taiwan since the conclusion of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in October, according to data released by Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense.
MND spokesman Chen Chung-ji (陳中吉) said on Thursday that in response to the increased Chinese military activity near Taiwan, the ministry will continue to act on the principles of "not taking provocative action, not triggering a conflict, and reducing antagonistic behavior."
(By Fan Cheng-hsiang and Kuan-lin Liu)
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