News - World: China has once again stated its opposition to foreign intervention in the affairs of Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), stressing that any such acts of "collusion" will receive a strong response.

Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of China’s State Council, made the remarks at a news conference on Wednesday, after the self-ruled island territory’s government said that twenty-eight Chinese air force aircraft, including fighters and nuclear-capable bombers, had entered its air defense identification zone (ADIZ) a day earlier.

Ma said it is the Chinese Taipei’s government that should be blamed for tensions, adding that Beijing believes the self-governed island is working with foreign countries to seek formal independence.

"We will never tolerate attempts to seek independence or wanton intervention in the Taiwan issue by foreign forces, so we need to make a strong response to these acts of collusion," Ma said, when asked whether the military activity was related to a recent joint statement by the Group of Seven (G7) leaders critical of Beijing.

On Sunday, the G7 leaders scolded China over a range of contentious issues related to Xinjiang, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong and the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.

China denounced the group’s statement as a gross interference in its internal affairs and meant to slander its reputation.

Source: Press TV