{"id":39346,"date":"2025-04-08T12:06:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T10:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/?p=39346"},"modified":"2025-04-10T17:24:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:24:29","slug":"cross-strait-situation-the-recent-escalations-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/en\/cross-strait-situation-the-recent-escalations-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross-strait Situation: The Recent Escalations Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39346\" class=\"elementor elementor-39346\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65a23605 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65a23605\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b9ab778\" data-id=\"6b9ab778\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-30711d7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30711d7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-63c563db\" data-id=\"63c563db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e948644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e948644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What is happening?<\/h2><p>The People\u2019s Republic of China (PRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/Politics\/International-relations\/Taiwan-tensions\/China-says-Taiwan-drills-completed-after-live-fire-practice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>conducted a 2-day drill<\/strong><\/a> in Taiwan\u2019s territorial waters from April 1 to 2, 2025, codenamed <em>Strait Thunder-2025A<\/em>. Coming amid <strong>recent tensions in Cross-strait relations<\/strong> and <strong>Chinese military <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.org.au\/chinas-ships-near-australia-and-its-challenges-in-the-south-china-sea-get-used-to-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>drills that are happening in international waters<\/strong><\/a> around Australia and New Zealand, the exercise encircled the entire territory administered by Taiwan and was conducted closer to the country\u2019s landmass than ever before. Taiwan\u2019s Presidential Office has said that the <a href=\"https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/Politics\/International-relations\/Taiwan-tensions\/China-closes-in-on-Taiwan-with-large-scale-military-drills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>drills undermine peace and stability, not just across the Taiwan Strait but also in the Asia-Pacific as a whole<\/strong><\/a>, while Taiwan\u2019s Ministry of Defense has said that it is committed to <strong>\u201cnot elevating conflicts and not causing disputes, but [being] ready and confident to defend Taiwan\u2019s sovereignty and public security.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><h2>\u00a0<\/h2><h2>What is the broader picture?<\/h2><p>Between April 1 and 2, 2025, the <strong>PRC conducted a 2-day drill <\/strong>encircling Taiwan, involving all sectors of the People\u2019s Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command. The drills involved the highlighted targeting of Taiwanese population and industrial centers, as well as closer positioning of military assets to Taiwan\u2019s landmass, an effort seen as \u201cgetting closer than ever to an actual blockade.\u201d<\/p><p>The exercise came amid recent increased cross-strait tensions, in which some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/asia\/2025\/04\/01\/as-chinese-drills-begin-taiwan-expels-mainland-influencers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Chinese influencers residing in Taiwan were arrested and deported after calling for Chinese military invasion<\/strong><\/a> of the country. In addition, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te (\u8cf4\u6e05\u5fb7) called<strong> China a \u201c<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/Politics\/International-relations\/Taiwan-tensions\/China-holds-drills-near-Taiwan-after-Lai-s-foreign-hostile-force-remark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>foreign hostile force<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u201d <\/strong>after originally calling for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/Politics\/Lai-Ching-te-urges-China-to-accept-Taiwan-s-existence-in-inaugural-speech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dialogues on equal grounds<\/a>,\u201d a stance shared with his predecessor Tsai Ing-wen (\u8521\u82f1\u6587). Taiwan\u2019s Ministry of Defense has said that it maintains a policy of non-escalation while maintaining readiness at defending Taiwan.<\/p><p>After decades of relative calm, following the Third Taiwan Straight Crisis of 1995 to 1996, Chinese military drills around Taiwan began <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/chinas-war-games-around-taiwan-over-years-2025-04-02\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">intensifying following a visit to Taiwan by Nancy Pelosi, then speaker for the US House of Representatives, in August 2022<\/a>. Over the years, <strong>Beijing has depicted these drills as a \u201cpurely domestic affair\u201d and a \u201cstern warning against separatism efforts of Taiwanese authorities,\u201d<\/strong> despite the fact that the PRC<strong> has never governed Taiwan<\/strong>. Moreover, Chinese authorities have also justified these drills<strong> to assert their stance that \u201cTaiwanese reunification is inevitable and will be realized by force, if necessary,\u201d<\/strong> as well as<strong> opposition to relations between Taiwan and the rest of the world,<\/strong> viewing such contacts as a \u201cviolation of the One-China Principle that states Taiwan is an inalienable part of China.\u201d<\/p><p>Naval engagements between China and Taiwan have also been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/shipping-news\/taiwanese-navy-ship-collides-with-chinese-vessel-in-taiwan-strait\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an increasingly common occurrence<\/a>, and recently the Chinese navy has been seen conducting patrols off the coast of Australia, signifying an increasingly aggressive posture that has concerned much of the international community.<\/p><p>While most third-party governments either maintain only unofficial relations with Taiwan by way of trade and cultural offices or have no relations with Taiwan whatsoever, <strong>much of the international community has seen these military drills as a disturbing <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/uk-expresses-concern-over-chinese-military-exercises-around-taiwan-2025-04-02\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>escalation by the PRC<\/strong><\/a> that goes against efforts to <strong>maintain the status quo with no unilateral changes by either side.<\/strong><\/p><p>Amidst the increased risk of war these actions have raised, Taiwan <a href=\"https:\/\/taiwannews.com.tw\/news\/6023936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>reinstated a one year mandatory military service policy in 2022<\/strong><\/a>, pledged to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.rti.org.tw\/news\/view\/id\/2012606\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>reactivate military courts <\/strong><\/a>to address instances of Taiwanese military officers trading classified information with the Chinese authorities, and recently conducted a <strong>\u201c<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/Politics\/International-relations\/Taiwan-tensions\/Taiwan-s-new-civil-defense-drill-prepares-for-worst-from-nature-or-China\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>whole of society resilience<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u201d civil drill simulating various disaster scenarios <\/strong>involving local officials and civilians in Tainan. The civil drill is expected to be expanded to other Taiwanese cities in the future.<\/p><h2>\u00a0<\/h2><h2>Why does it matter?<\/h2><p>China-Taiwan relations appear increasingly unstable, with China increasingly assertive in its claims to Taiwan. With Taiwan\u2019s pivotal role in the semiconductor industry and the trade flows along the strait that are vital to global supply chains, war there would have enormous consequences worldwide, including in the European Union, with a refugee crisis and humanitarian disaster to be expected.<\/p><p>Due to these factors, some analysts believe this conflict will be the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalguardian.com\/global-digest\/will-china-invade-taiwan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">final trigger point for World War III<\/a>.\u201d With this in mind, they have emphasized efforts between the two sides to \u201cnot change the status quo unilaterally and maintain peace.\u201d Taiwan\u2019s democracy and freedom is also increasingly being highlighted as a valuable asset by countries around the world, to be protected particularly at a time when authoritarian actors are attempting to downplay such values.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is happening? The People\u2019s Republic of China (PRC) conducted a 2-day drill in Taiwan\u2019s territorial waters from April 1 to 2, 2025, codenamed Strait Thunder-2025A. 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