Taiwan accused China of creating threats to navigation security.

China’s sending of balloons into the Taiwan Strait poses a serious security threat to many international navigation routes, Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense said on Saturday.

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Earlier, the department reported that on Friday, the Taiwanese military detected two Chinese balloons after they crossed the so-called “median line” of the Taiwan Strait. In the last month, the appearance of Chinese balloons in the Taiwan Strait area has become more frequent.

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“This poses a serious security threat to many international navigation routes,” Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense said in a statement on its website.

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The agency also condemned the fact that “the Chinese Communist Party neglects flight safety and the safety of passengers on flights across the Taiwan Strait and international flights.”

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“We urge you to immediately stop this practice for the sake of ensuring flight safety in the region,” the department said.

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Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense claims that the purpose of the Chinese balloons near the island is an attempt to use cognitive warfare to influence the morale of the island’s residents.