- Su Tseng-chang said China was arbitrarily destroying the Taiwan Strait with its military exercises.
- The drills were prompted by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island this week.
- Taiwan has activated its military and conducted civil defence drills, while the United States has numerous naval assets in the area.
Taiwan’s premier has labelled China the “evil neighbour next door” after its military conducted live firing drills around the island.
Su Tseng-chang told reporters in Taipei that he believed China was arbitrarily destroying the Taiwan Strait, the world’s busiest waterway, with its military exercises, and that its actions were condemned by other neighbouring countries and the international community.
Beijing acknowledges live firing, but claims it was “precision missile strikes” as part of exercises conducted by its navy, air force, and other departments in six zones surrounding the island.
