00:00Taiwan places its military on alert after detecting two Chinese warships operating near its military base on the Penghu Islands
00:09in the Taiwan Strait.
00:10These developments follow recent remarks from China, which describes its regular military operations around Taiwan as justified and shift responsibility
00:19for tensions to authorities in Taipei.
00:24The Defence Ministry reported that a Chinese destroyer and a frigate had entered waters southwest of the islands late on
00:31Monday.
00:32The Penghu Islands, home to Taiwan's major naval and air bases, strategically positioned along its side of the strait.
00:40Taiwan's government strongly criticised these actions, describing them as destabilising and provocative.
00:46China considered Taiwan part of its territory and continued to send warships and aircraft near the island as part of
00:54its ongoing military presence.
00:55Taiwan rejected Beijing's sovereignty claims and maintained that only its people had the right to determine the island's future.
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