The China Central Television (CCTV) report came after Tsai Ing-wen , chairwoman of the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), won a landslide victory in Taiwan’s presidential election and her party also gained a legislative majority, winning 68 seats in the 113-member Legislature.
In the report, CCTV said the 31st Group Army, a military formation of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) based in the southeastern city of Xiamen, had conducted a large-scale live-fire landing drill off Southeast China.According to the report, long-range rocket, self-propelled artillery, amphibious tank and helicopter units took part in the drill, but it did not say exactly when the exercise was staged. There have been concerns that relations across the Taiwan Strait would deteriorate under Tsai’s administration, since the DPP is known for its pro-Taiwan independence stance.However, Tsai, without using the term “1992 consensus,” said she “understands and respects” the “historic fact” that Taiwan and China “reached some common acknowledgments and understanding in 1992”.In an interview published Thursday in Taiwan’s Liberty Times daily, Tsai said both sides of the Taiwan Strait will need to work hard to build a “consistent, predictable and sustainable” cross-strait relationship.
In the report, CCTV said the 31st Group Army, a military formation of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) based in the southeastern city of Xiamen, had conducted a large-scale live-fire landing drill off Southeast China.According to the report, long-range rocket, self-propelled artillery, amphibious tank and helicopter units took part in the drill, but it did not say exactly when the exercise was staged. There have been concerns that relations across the Taiwan Strait would deteriorate under Tsai’s administration, since the DPP is known for its pro-Taiwan independence stance.However, Tsai, without using the term “1992 consensus,” said she “understands and respects” the “historic fact” that Taiwan and China “reached some common acknowledgments and understanding in 1992”.In an interview published Thursday in Taiwan’s Liberty Times daily, Tsai said both sides of the Taiwan Strait will need to work hard to build a “consistent, predictable and sustainable” cross-strait relationship.
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