VIDEO: When Chinese and Taiwanese warships clashed at sea…

Taipei. Tensions between the self-governing island and China have peaked since the visit of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. Meanwhile, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has released a video on her Facebook page, which clearly shows how close Taiwan’s navy and Chinese warships are to each other. In this video of about 1 minute 5 seconds, the ships of both the countries are face to face. The video is from last August 15, when Chinese warship 536 Juchang was standing a few meters away from Taiwan’s warship Yuh Fei while Taiwanese Navy officials were watching the Chinese warship through binoculars.

It can be understood from this incident that the tension between the two countries is so high that even a small spark can provoke a war. Indeed, China considers Taiwan a part of its mainland and opposes any open diplomatic relations with Taiwan. In early August, US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan. After this, on Monday, a delegation of the US Parliament led by Senator Ed Markey of the Democratic Party visited Taiwan.

Taiwan is a self-governing island group and China considers it a part of it. Last week, the Deputy Minister of Transport of European Union member Lithuania, Agne Vysukevisiat, also visited Taiwan. Banning Pelosi and Agnes in China first is a mistake. In addition, China conducted large-scale military exercises in the Taiwan Strait, raising fears of a military conflict with Taiwan.

China fears that top US officials will visit the self-governing archipelago after Pelosi’s visit. China has imposed sanctions on seven Taiwanese government officials and leaders, saying they acted to promote Taiwan’s pro-independence agenda.

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