A day after China ended its military drills near Taiwan, the island nation conducted live-fire drills on Thursday as reports claimed the army fired howitzers and flares as part of the defensive exercise.

China had begun its massive military&nbsp;exercise&nbsp;last week after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.

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The latest drills&nbsp;by Taiwan were conducted in Pingtung county even as the Army looked to play it down asserting that it was scheduled and was not a part of China’s war games. In its controversial whitepaper on Taiwan on Wednesday, China declared it will “not renounce the use of force” against Taiwan while stating that it reserved “the option of taking all necessary measures” amid heightened tensions in the region.

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“We are ready to create vast space for peaceful reunification, but we will leave no room for separatist activities in any form,” China said in its latest whitepaper on Taiwan even as President Tsai Ing-wen’s government rejected the Chinese whitepaper.

Taiwan’s top policy-making body on China, the Mainland Affairs Council, said: “Taiwan maintains that ‘neither side belongs to the other’, and firmly refuses ‘one country, two systems’ — this is the current status of the Taiwan Strait and the reality.”&nbsp;

Last year, China sent the largest number of warplanes into Taiwan’s air defence zone amid deteriorating relations between the two countries. Chinese jets also intruded into Taiwan’s airspace during the military drills as reports claimed China fired missiles close to the island.&nbsp;Taiwan accused the Chinese military of conducting simulated attacks while saying that Pelosi’s visit was being used by China to conduct the drills.

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A day after China ended its military drills near Taiwan, the island nation conducted live-fire drills on Thursday as reports claimed the army fired howitzers and flares as part of the defensive exercise.

A day after China ended its military drills near Taiwan, the island nation conducted live-fire drills on Thursday as reports claimed the army fired howitzers and flares as part of the defensive exercise. China had begun its massive military exercise last week after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. Also Read | China's 'whitepaper' on Taiwan: 'Reunification' and 'respond with the use of force' The latest drills by Taiwan were conducted in Pingtung county even as the Army looked to play it down asserting that it was scheduled and was not a part of China’s war games. In its controversial whitepaper on Taiwan on Wednesday, China declared it will “not renounce the use of force” against Taiwan while stating that it reserved “the option of taking all necessary measures” amid heightened tensions in the region. Watch: China wraps up military drills sparked by Pelosi's Taiwan visit “We are ready to create vast space for peaceful reunification, but we will leave no room for separatist activities in any form,” China said in its latest whitepaper on Taiwan even as President Tsai Ing-wen’s government rejected the Chinese whitepaper. Taiwan’s top policy-making body on China, the Mainland Affairs Council, said: “Taiwan maintains that ‘neither side belongs to the other’, and firmly refuses ‘one country, two systems’ — this is the current status of the Taiwan Strait and the reality.” Last year, China sent the largest number of warplanes into Taiwan’s air defence zone amid deteriorating relations between the two countries. Chinese jets also intruded into Taiwan’s airspace during the military drills as reports claimed China fired missiles close to the island. Taiwan accused the Chinese military of conducting simulated attacks while saying that Pelosi’s visit was being used by China to conduct the drills. (With inputs from Agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

After Chinese military exercise, Taiwan conducts live-fire drills with howitzers

After concluding the largest-ever military exercise near Taiwan, Chinese authorities released a "white paper" on the Taiwan question titled: "The Taiwan Question and China's Reunification in the New Era".&nbsp;

The whitepaper said, "resolving the Taiwan question and realising China's complete reunification is a shared aspiration". China ratcheted up tensions with military drills in Taiwan Straits after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan and asserted that the US will stand with the island nation even as Chinese authorities slammed the visit.

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China carried out a four-day military exercise near Taiwan using ballistic missiles and flew its premier fighter planes&nbsp;near Taiwan's air defence zone&nbsp;as reports claimed some missiles flew over the island as President Tsai's government&nbsp;accussed the Xi regime of carrying out simulation attacks. China considers Taiwan a breakaway province which it has repeatedly said it would unify with the mainland by force if necessary.

What does the Chinese "whitepaper" on Taiwan say?

In the "whitepaper", the Xi regime&nbsp;asserted that China's complete reunification is "indispensable" for the realisation of China's rejuvenation claiming that "Taiwan belonged to China since ancient times as it detailed Taiwan's history".

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China declared that "complete reunification is a process that cannot be halted" while exhorting the Chinese people to "stick together". "We will surely succeed in realising national reunification on our way to national rejuvenation," it said.

The paper quoted the IMF statistics to show that in 1980 the GDP of China was nearly $303 billion, which was "over seven times that of Taiwan" and in 2021, the "GDP of the mainland was about $17.46 trillion, more than 22 times that of Taiwan."

The paper bluntly said that "any attempt by separatist forces to prevent reunification is bound to fail", asserting that "Taiwan belongs to all the Chinese people, including the 23 million Taiwan compatriots."&nbsp;

What did the "whitepaper" say on the "One-China" policy?

The paper said "national reunification" by peaceful means is the first choice of the CPC and the Chinese government in resolving the Taiwan question. &nbsp;The paper said in October 1971, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 2758 and "spelt out that China has one single seat in the UN, so there is no such thing as "two Chinas" or "one China, one Taiwan".

The paper said "any attempt to distort facts" will end in "failure", a line which China's foreign ministry has reiterated a number of times.

"We are one China, and Taiwan is part of China. This is an indisputable fact supported by history," the paper claimed. It said that "Taiwan has never been a state" and its "status as part of China is unalterable."

Taiwan-US relations&nbsp;

The whitepaper slammed the United States saying that "some forces in the US insist on perceiving and portraying China as a major strategic adversary" while adding that Taiwan is being used as a "convenient tool".

"External forces are using Taiwan as a pawn to undermine China's development and progress and obstruct the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation," the paper said referring to the United States.

The paper stated that the Chinese government is ready to "respond with the use of force or other necessary means to interference by external forces" while alleging that the US has been making "every effort to incite groups inside Taiwan to stir up trouble".

(With inputs from Agencies)

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After concluding the largest-ever military exercise near Taiwan, Chinese authorities released a "white paper" on the Taiwan question titled: "The Taiwan Question and China's Reunification in the New Era".

After concluding the largest-ever military exercise near Taiwan, Chinese authorities released a "white paper" on the Taiwan question titled: "The Taiwan Question and China's Reunification in the New Era". The whitepaper said, "resolving the Taiwan question and realising China's complete reunification is a shared aspiration". China ratcheted up tensions with military drills in Taiwan Straits after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan and asserted that the US will stand with the island nation even as Chinese authorities slammed the visit. Also Read in Pics: How Taiwan is getting ready for a possible Chinese airstrike China carried out a four-day military exercise near Taiwan using ballistic missiles and flew its premier fighter planes near Taiwan's air defence zone as reports claimed some missiles flew over the island as President Tsai's government accussed the Xi regime of carrying out simulation attacks. China considers Taiwan a breakaway province which it has repeatedly said it would unify with the mainland by force if necessary. What does the Chinese "whitepaper" on Taiwan say? In the "whitepaper", the Xi regime asserted that China's complete reunification is "indispensable" for the realisation of China's rejuvenation claiming that "Taiwan belonged to China since ancient times as it detailed Taiwan's history". Watch: CIA is shifting its focus to China amid Taiwan tensions China declared that "complete reunification is a process that cannot be halted" while exhorting the Chinese people to "stick together". "We will surely succeed in realising national reunification on our way to national rejuvenation," it said. The paper quoted the IMF statistics to show that in 1980 the GDP of China was nearly $303 billion, which was "over seven times that of Taiwan" and in 2021, the "GDP of the mainland was about $17.46 trillion, more than 22 times that of Taiwan." The paper bluntly said that "any attempt by separatist forces to prevent reunification is bound to fail", asserting that "Taiwan belongs to all the Chinese people, including the 23 million Taiwan compatriots." What did the "whitepaper" say on the "One-China" policy? The paper said "national reunification" by peaceful means is the first choice of the CPC and the Chinese government in resolving the Taiwan question. The paper said in October 1971, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 2758 and "spelt out that China has one single seat in the UN, so there is no such thing as "two Chinas" or "one China, one Taiwan". The paper said "any attempt to distort facts" will end in "failure", a line which China's foreign ministry has reiterated a number of times. "We are one China, and Taiwan is part of China. This is an indisputable fact supported by history," the paper claimed. It said that "Taiwan has never been a state" and its "status as part of China is unalterable." Taiwan-US relations The whitepaper slammed the United States saying that "some forces in the US insist on perceiving and portraying China as a major strategic adversary" while adding that Taiwan is being used as a "convenient tool". "External forces are using Taiwan as a pawn to undermine China's development and progress and obstruct the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation," the paper said referring to the United States. The paper stated that the Chinese government is ready to "respond with the use of force or other necessary means to interference by external forces" while alleging that the US has been making "every effort to incite groups inside Taiwan to stir up trouble". (With inputs from Agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

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