World Has faced two world wars. There was widespread loss of life and property. An attempt was made to develop a complete system to prevent this from happening in future. After decades, now the world has once again come to the brink of world war. On one hand, West Asia remains a battlefield and now conditions of widespread conflict are emerging in the East Asian region as well. China has been claiming a large part of the South China Sea. An airport has also been built artificially in this area. The international community considers this against free navigation. China’s aggressive attitude is not limited to this. Beijing also stakes its claim on the democratic country Taiwan and considers it as its part. China’s relations with the Philippines and Japan are quite tense. Now armies of countries like America, Britain, Australia are stationed in this area.
In fact, China had conducted large-scale military exercises in the areas bordering Taiwan. In this, along with warships, fighter jets and drones were also made a part. This created a stir in Taiwan as well as the entire world. The military drill created tension in the area. Now America and Philippines have started joint military exercises. This exercise has been named ‘Venom’, the objective of which is to protect the northern coast of the Philippines in case of attack. Taiwan is just 800 kilometers away from Luzon Island located on the northern coast of the Philippines. China considers self-governing Taiwan as its part and keeps talking about using its power if necessary.
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Situation worsened in South China Sea
In fact, a few days ago, vessels of China and Philippines collided with each other in the South China Sea. Due to this the chances of military conflict had increased. Now America and Philippines are drilling together. Along with Luzon Island, military exercises will also be conducted on Palawan Island located on the west coast of the Philippines. Let us tell you that the coast of Palawan Island borders the South China Sea. In such a situation, the importance of Exercise Venom increases significantly between the Philippines and America. 1000-1000 soldiers from Philippines and America are taking part in this drill. Apart from this, soldiers of Australia, Britain, Japan and South Korea are also taking part in this, hence the situation in the area can be easily estimated.
153 Chinese aircraft passed through Taiwan
Tension between China and Taiwan is continuously increasing. China, which considers Taiwan as its part, has said on several occasions that if necessary, it can use force against Taiwan. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said that 153 Chinese aircraft have passed through its airspace in 25 hours. This action of China has further increased the tension in the region. Taiwan has also alerted the armed forces. On the other hand, armies of four countries are gathered in the Philippines. Also aircraft carriers, drones, fighter jets etc. are present. Let us tell you that India has been continuously clarifying its stand regarding military confrontation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also made this clear during his recent visit to Laos. Before this, the whole world is a fan of PM Modi’s initiative to stop the Russia-Ukraine war.
Tag: China News, International news, taiwan news
first published : October 16, 2024, 5:40 pm IST
