\u2022 EU, UK, Philippines express concern over China’s latest drills<\/a><\/p>\nOn Wednesday, Australia and New Zealand also made statements on the issue, expressing similar concerns.<\/p>\n
“Australia strongly opposes any actions that increase the risk of accident, miscalculation or escalation,” the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said.<\/p>\n
It also said that Australian officials have raised concerns with their Chinese counterparts over the issue.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said in a post on X that Wellington is calling for the “peaceful resolution of cross-Strait issues through de-escalation and dialogue, and for the avoidance of actions that may undermine peace and stability.”<\/p>\n
In response, Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (\u6797\u4f73\u9f8d) has expressed gratitude to all of Taiwan’s partners around the world for voicing their concerns, his ministry said Thursday.<\/p>\n
Lin thanked Lithuania and like-minded countries around the globe for “once again demonstrating support for peace and security across the Taiwan Strait and for articulating a clear position on maintaining a stable status quo across the Taiwan Strait,” his ministry said.<\/p>\n
Taiwan appreciates the close attention being paid by many countries to the Taiwan Strait situation, it added.<\/p>\n
From Monday through Wednesday, the PLA carried out a massive military exercise, codenamed “Justice Mission-2025,” in five maritime zones and in the airspace around Taiwan, saying it was a “stern warning to ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces.”<\/p>\n
According to Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense, the PLA on Tuesday fired 27 artillery rockets, with 10 landing in waters within Taiwan’s 24-nautical-mile contiguous zone, the closest ever, since China began conducting live-fire drills near Taiwan in recent years.<\/p>\n
(By Joseph Yeh) <\/p>\n
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