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21h54 : “Since the recognition of the People’s Republic of China in 1979, the Americans have never officially said that they would support Taiwan militarily in the event of war.”
For Marc Julienne, specialist in China, the United States applies the doctrine of “strategic ambiguity” with regard to Taiwan. On the one hand, they did not assure the archipelago of a defense whatever happens but, on the other, “American support today is no longer a mystery“analyzes the researcher.
21h50 : Good evening @Wanwan, I can’t tell you for sure what would happen if tensions between the United States and China continued to escalate over Taiwan. But, as researcher Marc Julienne reminded us on our channel yesterday, “the United States has never commented on a potential intervention on its part in the event of a Chinese invasion”.
9:48 p.m : If Beijing decides to attack Taiwan, to what extent could the United States defend the island without officially declaring war on China?
18h07 : It’s time to take stock of the news of this Thursday, August 4:
The National Assembly has definitively voted the amending finance bill, in its latest version adopted yesterday evening in a joint committee, which notably restores the back-to-school bonus. The Senate should follow in the evening.
China has launched military maneuvers on an unprecedented scale around Taiwan, after the visit of the American Nancy Pelosi, in particular launching missiles, some of which fell into Japanese waters. We asked a researcher about the risk of escalation.
The NGO Amnesty International has accused the Ukrainian army of endangering civilians, provoking a strong reaction from kyiv. In the Donetsk region, eight people were killed in a strike on a bus stop, which Ukraine attributes to Russia.
The heat wave continues and strengthens in eastern France. Tonight, temperatures up to 9 degrees above normal were measured across France. Météo France has kept 26 departments on orange alert.
17h51 : “The risk of voluntary escalation is extremely low. (…) The military exercises that China has announced it will undertake in the Taiwan Strait do not directly target American troops. (…) On the Chinese side, there is no mobilization of forces that would imply a scenario of invasion of the island as we saw with Russia against Ukraine, a few weeks before the beginning of the conflict.
We have summarized what is known about these Chinese military exercises. And researcher Antoine Bondaz answered questions from our journalist Rachel Rodrigues. He explains why these maneuvers are significant, but do not presage an imminent conflict.
17h48 : Twenty-two Chinese planes entered Taiwan’s airspace today, Taiwan’s defense minister claims, a tally similar to previous days. Taiwan also confirms having been flown over by four of the missiles fired by China this morning during military maneuvers responding to the visit of the speaker of the American House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi.
16h42 : Japan claims that four of the five Chinese missiles that fell in its exclusive economic zone, as part of military maneuvers, “would have flown over the island of Taiwan”. It would be the first time that missiles fired by China have made such an overflight of this independent territory over which Beijing claims sovereignty. Tokyo calls for “immediate stop” of these maneuvers, supposed to last until Sunday.
14h31 : The Minister of Defense of Japan announces that five missiles fired this morning by China, as part of its military maneuvers around Taiwan, “are suspected to have fallen within the exclusive economic zone of Japan”, i.e. waters under Japanese authority. This is a first The minister says that Tokyo has “filed a protest with China through diplomatic channels”.
14h19 : Let us recall the main information of this Thursday:
• Chinese armed forces have fired missiles into the waters surrounding Taiwan, as part of military exercises announced in response to the visit of American Nancy Pelosi.
• The Paris Court of Appeal has confirmed the conditional release of Patrick Balkany. The former LR mayor of Levallois-Perret, imprisoned in Fleury-Mérogis in February, will be released tomorrow.
• The preferred route to explain the explosion which occurred yesterday in the Eurenco factory, a site classified as Seveso upper threshold, is that of a “handling accident”according to a source familiar with the matter at France Télévisions.
The heat wave continues and strengthens in eastern France. Tonight, temperatures up to 9 degrees above normal were measured across France. Météo France has kept 26 departments on orange alert.
12h24 : China confirms having drawn “conventional missiles” as part of its military maneuvers around Taiwan this morning. “All missiles hit their target accurately, testing precision strike and access denial capabilities” to the area, said an army spokesman. For its part, Taiwan has counted 11 Chinese missiles.
12h03 : It’s noon, time for the traditional update on the news:
• The Chinese armed forces fired from “multiple ballistic missiles” in the waters surrounding Taiwan, the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense said. Beijing began its military exercises near the island this morning in response to Nancy Pelosi’s visit. Follow our live.
• The Paris Court of Appeal has confirmed the conditional release of Patrick Balkany. The former LR mayor of Levallois-Perret, imprisoned in Fleury-Mérogis in February, will be released tomorrow.
• The preferred route to explain the explosion which occurred yesterday in the Eurenco factory, a site classified as Seveso upper threshold, is that of a “handling accident”according to a source familiar with the matter at France Télévisions.
The heat wave continues and strengthens in eastern France. Météo France has kept 26 departments on orange alert.
11:51am : Major Taiwanese government websites suffered cyberattacks linked to China and Russia during Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island, according to Taiwanese authorities. The sites of the presidential administration, the ministries of foreign affairs, defense and the main internet portal of the government in English have been made temporarily inaccessible.
10h14 : The Chinese armed forces fired from “multiple Dongfeng ballistic missiles” in the waters surrounding Taiwan, the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense said in a statement. The island’s authorities condemned “irrational actions that undermine regional peace”.
09h19 : It’s time for a new update on the news:
The Chinese army fired projectiles towards the Taiwan Strait, according to an AFP journalist. Beijing began its military exercises near the island this morning, announced in response to Nancy Pelosi’s visit. Follow our live.
The heat wave continues and strengthens in eastern France. Météo France has kept 26 departments on orange alert.
“There is no environmental risk to humans or animals” after the explosion of the Eurenco factory, assured the mayor of Bergerac Jonathan Prioleaud on franceinfo. “The vital prognosis of the seriously injured is no longer engaged”, adds the aedile.
07h56 : The Chinese military says it has conducted practice firing and precision strikes in areas of the eastern Strait, according to a statement to Chinese state broadcaster CGTN (in English). “The expected results have been obtained”adds the army.
07h52 : The Chinese army is firing projectiles towards the Taiwan Strait, according to an AFP journalist.
07h28 : Here is an image of some of the devices mobilized by Beijing around Taiwan this morning.
(HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP)
07h29 : The Taiwanese army claims “to prepare for war without seeking war”. These are the biggest maneuvers ever organized around the island by Beijing, which considers it one of its provinces.
07h30 : China has started military exercises near Taiwan, announced in response to Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
06h08 : The European Union has condemned the military maneuvers “aggressive” of China around Taiwan, in response to Nancy Pelosi’s visit. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said “concerned” and insisted on the risk of “bad calculations” which could lead to “open conflicts”.
07h32 : Let’s start with a point on the news:
China is expected to begin military maneuvers this morning near the coast of Taiwan, after Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island.
The second part of measures in favor of purchasing power will be submitted to the final vote of parliamentarians this afternoon, after an agreement in the joint committee (CMP) yesterday evening. The first part was definitively adopted on Wednesday.
The heat wave continues and strengthens in eastern France. Météo France has kept 26 departments on orange alert.