The Chinese military was able to completely encircle the island nation of Taiwan, cutting off American assets from potentially coming between China and Taiwan to defend the island. The PRC claims its an exercise to test the capacity of the military, but it comes shortly after a new President was inaugurated who was not the pro-China candidate the CCP backed.
UPDATE: The drills were conducted over the course of two days, with Taiwan accusing China of seeking to intimidate the island nation, though some experts theorize China was testing the response of both Taiwan and the U.S., in addition to seeking to intimidate the island nation. The fact that China was able to execute a complete encirclement of the island without catching U.S. assets within the ring adds credibility to the theory the action was a test and the Chinese seemed to pass it with flying colors.
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Excerpt from townhall.com
Military vessels and planes surrounded Taiwan from all sides as the People’s Republic of China (PRC) launched “Exercise Joint Sword” on Thursday to conduct People’s Liberation Army (PLA) exercises in President Xi Jinping’s escalating harassment of the Republic of China (ROC).
The latest attempt at intimidating Taiwan is a “punishment,” according to the PRC, for the ROC’s inauguration of a new president earlier this week, something Beijing views as a “separatist act.”
The drills, some of which involve live fire, are being carried out in the Taiwan Strait, off the island’s north, south, and east coasts, and in the vicinity of smaller islands around Taiwan. The joint sea-and-air exercises include warships and military aircraft and are intended by President Xi and the Chinese Communist Party to escalate its threats against the ROC’s independence and wave off help from Taiwan’s friends and partners.
A good infographic from @detresfa_ & @PLATracker highlights #China‘s military activity around #Taiwan during the ‘Joint Sword-2024A’ exercise today.
The drills focused on joint sea-air combat-readiness, precisions strikes & battlefield control around the island. pic.twitter.com/RChKDaVjSP
— Indo-Pacific News – Geo-Politics & Defense (@IndoPac_Info) May 23, 2024
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Excerpt from globalnews.ca
Taiwan scrambled jets and put missile, naval and land units on alert Thursday over Chinese military exercises being conducted around the self-governing island democracy.
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Excerpt from www.ndtv.com
China considers the democratic island part of its territory. (File)
Shanghai:
China on Thursday announced two days of war games around self-ruled Taiwan, encircling the island with naval vessels and military aircraft.
Here’s what you need to know.
Why has China launched these drills?
Taiwan has been self-governed since 1949, when nationalists fled to the island following their defeat by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in a civil war on the mainland.
Beijing considers the democratic island part of its territory and has not ruled out using force to bring it under its control.
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