As tensions rise between Taiwan, the U.S. and China in the Taiwan Strait, the Canadian government has said it is committed to its 'One China Policy,' but that Ottawa is ‘very concerned’ about what is happening in Taiwan.
China has mounted air force missions into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone with increasing frequency over the past year, with some 150 fighter jets, nuclear-capable bombers, anti-submarine aircraft and airborne early warning and control planes sent into the ADIZ in the first five days of October alone.
China has recently accelerated its spacecraft and military capabilities, including its recent test of a hypersonic missile weapon and satellite imagery showing an increase in construction of launch silos that may signal the country’s intent to increase its intercontinental ballistic missiles. Cole said that the recent increased frequency of China’s overflights in Taiwan’s ADIZ advances several objectives.
The dispute over independence between mainland China and Taiwan stems back to the Chinese Civil War, when in 1949 the armies of Mao Zedong forced then-leader Chiang Kai-shek and the remnants his government known as the Kuomintang to retreat to Taiwan, where they declared it the Republic of China . The mainland under Zedong became the People’s Republic of China , but that government was not internationally recognized until the ‘70s.
” which aims to “strengthen Canada-Taiwan relations” passing its first reading this summer, questions have been raised over whether Canada intended to alter its position on Taiwan. “Not to mention the huge uncertainty as to whether the U.S. and possibly Japan would also become involved if that were the case, the consequences for China would be quite disastrous as well,” he said, adding that as long as the deterrent and potential for U.S. involvement alongside countries like Australia, Japan and Canada was there, “the less likely it is that China would escalate to a point where the attacks start now.
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