MADRID, April 11. (EUROPEAN PRESS) –

Taiwan’s Air Force Command had denounced this Tuesday that 91 warplanes and twelve Chinese Army ships had approached its air and sea space, as they had done repeatedly in recent days in a series of military maneuvers before escalating tensions in the region. .

In particular, 54 Chinese warplanes will enter the air defense identification zone over southwestern Taiwan, as detailed by the country’s Ministry of Defense in a message on the social network Twitter.

The ministry’s portfolio, which indicates it continues to closely monitor movements, indicates that there are “currently eight vessels continuously operating in the waters around” the island.

In response, Taiwan has been monitoring the situation and has deployed Air Force aircraft, Navy ships and land-based missile systems.

The Chinese Army has stepped up military maneuvers in the region this weekend, including the deployment of an aircraft carrier that has carried out a “simulation” of “blockade” and “attack” around the island of Taiwan.

The military drills were carried out in response to a meeting held last week by Taiwan’s President, Tsai Ing Wen, with the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, which was sharply criticized by Beijing.

The escalation of tensions in the region began with a trip to the island by then Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, in August last year, although they rebounded after a meeting between Tsai and McCarthy. Taiwan has had independent rule since 1949, but China considers the territory to be under its sovereignty.