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PLA drills around Taiwan deterrence against secessionist attempts, external interference: Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson

Global Times

By Global Times Published: Mar 26, 2025 12:15 PM

When asked about the main goal of the Chinese mainland's military drills near the Taiwan Straits, whether a military blockade could become a strategic option in resolving the Taiwan question, and the strategic and security objectives of the mainland's long-term military strategy on the Taiwan island, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson with the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a regular press conference on Wednesday that the military drills by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) around the island of Taiwan are an act of deterrence against "Taiwan independence" secessionist attempts and interference by external forces, a necessary move of justice to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The root cause for tensions in the Taiwan Straits is the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority and "Taiwan independence" forces' provocations which collude with external forces and seek "independence," Chen said. "We have a firm will, full confidence and sufficient capability to thwart 'Taiwan independence' secessionist attempts in any form, defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and firmly promote the great cause of national reunification," he said.

In response to a question about the Taiwan military's annual Han Kuang exercise, which will simulate the hypothesis of "the mainland launching attacks on Taiwan in 2027," and for the first time launching a "Mini Han Kuang," or so-called "rapid response exercise" to deal with the PLA's potential turning of drills into combat, Chen said that no matter how the DPP authority poses to boost their own courage, such acts are merely the same old stuff in a new guise and a fragile facade ready to crumble at the first blow.

The PLA has the will and capability to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and any attempts of "resisting reunification by force" and "seeking 'independence' by replying on external forces" are a dead end.