China and Taiwan air forces trade videos warning each other of willingness to protect interests
Hokkien-language propaganda film posted by China before Taiwan claims it has ‘confidence and strength to defend its democracy’
Taiwan’s air force has released a video that it said showed its ability to defend its freedom after China’s air force released a propaganda film dubbed into Hokkien, a language strongly associated with Taiwan’s pro-independence movement.
China’s video on Thursday showed bomber aircraft that had been involved in flying patrols around the self-ruled island. On Friday, Taiwan’s air force released its own video, although it denied that it had done so in response to China’s.
Beijing has been issuing increasingly stern warnings for democratic Taiwan to toe the line, including stepping up its military presence and flying bomber patrols around the island, as it seeks to curb what it believes are efforts to push for the island’s formal independence.
In the latest salvo fired by China – which claims Taiwan as its sacred territory – the air force posted a Hokkien version of an earlier video called “God of War” on its Weibo account late on Thursday afternoon.
The video shows H-6K bombers flying over the South China Sea and near to Taiwan.
