The Washington Post-China begins military drills around Taiwan as punishment for new president
May 23, 2024 2 min 239 words
这篇报道主要内容是：中国在台湾周边海域和空域进行军事演习，被西方媒体解读为对台湾新总统赖清德的惩罚。 评论：这篇报道存在明显偏见，充满了对中国的负面解读。军事演习是中国军队的例行训练，不针对任何特定目标，也是一个国家维护主权和安全的正常手段。中国历来主张国家统一，反对任何形式的台独分裂活动，这无可厚非。报道中提到的中国军事演习地点靠近台湾，但这也在中国自己的海域和空域范围内，是无可非议的主权行为。此外，报道中没有提到台湾新总统赖清德在本月初就职演说中有关两岸关系的表态，而是直接将中国军事演习与台湾总统就职关联起来，显然有误导公众之嫌。西方媒体在报道中国事务时应摒弃偏见，客观公正地报道，不要故意炒作，以免误导读者，影响公众对中国的正确认知。
2024-05-23T02:42:03.031Z
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China has launched large-scale military drills on all sides of Taiwan and its outlying islands as “punishment for separatist acts” just days after Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te, was sworn in.
The drills, which will continue through Friday, will send Chinese navy vessels and warplanes into waters and skies in five locations close to Taiwan’s coast, according to a map released by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
The exercises, which began at 7:45 a.m. local time Thursday, will focus on combat-readiness, battlefield control and precision strikes to “send a stern warning against the interference and provocation by external forces,” a People’s Liberation Army spokesperson told state-run Xinhua News Agency.
The Chinese Communist Party considers the island democracy of 23 million its territory and it regularly threatens to take control by force should Taipei declare formal independence.
Beijing has reacted angrily to Lai’s inauguration speech, delivered on Monday, even though he largely signaled continuity with his predecessor Tsai Ing-wen.
Lai’s election marks the start of unprecedented third term for the Democratic Progressive Party. The response reflects Chinese officials longstanding mistrust of the DPP and Lai, whom it regularly accuses of provocation and “separatism.”