China says Taiwan is 'not Ukraine' as island raises alert level
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -- Taiwan is "not Ukraine" and has always been an inalienable part of China, China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday, as Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called for the island to beef up vigilance on military activities in response to the crisis... Tsai says Taiwan is an independent state called the Republic of China, which remains Taiwan's official name.
All security and military units "must raise their surveillance and early warning of military developments around the Taiwan Strait," Tsai told a meeting of the working group on the Ukraine crisis set up by her National Security Council.
Taiwan and Ukraine are fundamentally different in terms of geostrategy, geography and international supply chains, she added, in details of the meeting provided by her office.
"But in the face of foreign forces intending to manipulate the situation in Ukraine and affect the morale of Taiwanese society, all government units must strengthen the prevention of
cognitive warfare launched by foreign forces and local collaborators," it cited Tsai as saying...
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