Politics China/Taiwan Crisis

Odd how the Chinese did not kick off whilst she was there :rolleyes: - which says to me, they are very afraid of the Yanks

It's like bullying the big kid's brother - once the big kid has gone home
From what I've heard in the defense establishment here, as soon as the PLAAF planes were airborne, they informed all ATC. Meaning they werent on attack mode and it was more of a show. They were more concerned of making miscalculations than anything.
 

Leshan long-range early warning radar located at the Hsinchu mountain area tracked all 11 ballistic missiles launched by China.
 
Whatever happened to the "China warns..." thread? Was that back in the old MP.net days? We should resurrect it for the more general CCP shithouse antics and their piss-poor threats thinly disguised as "warnings".
 
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Because attacking American islands has gone so well, in the past, for the attackers.

China is not looking for regime change…..
 
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A Kee Lung-class (former Kidd-class) destroyer of the ROC Navy shadowing a Type 052D (NATO/OSD Luyang III-class) destroyer of the PLA Navy.

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Hmmmm, from the actual transcript, they mentioned Taiwan. You might have been a victim of Twitter. Or maybe she made a mistake and they corrected it. If you listen to the entire interview see below, you can see that she is pretty much telling China to F*** off.



So yes, still ballsy
 
China said Monday it is extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to global trade.

The announcement further increases uncertainty in the crisis that developed last week with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.

The exercises will include anti-submarine drills, apparently targeting U.S. support for Taiwan in the event of a potential Chinese invasion, according to social media posts from the eastern leadership of China’s ruling Communist Party’s military arm, the People’s Liberation Army.

China claims Taiwan as its own territory and its leader, Xi Jinping, has focused on bringing the self-governing island democracy under the mainland’s control, by force if necessary. The two sides split in 1949 after a civil war, but Beijing considers visits to Taiwan by foreign officials as recognizing its sovereignty.

Xi is seeking a third term as Communist Party leader later this year. His control over the armed forces and what he has defined as China’s “core interests” — including Taiwan, territorial claims in the South China Sea and historic adversary Japan — are key to maintaining his nationalist credentials.

The military has said the exercises, involving missile strikes, warplanes and ship movements crossing the midline of the Taiwan Strait dividing the sides, are a response to Pelosi’s visit.

China has ignored calls to calm the tensions, and there was no immediate indication of when it would end what amounts to a blockade.
https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-china-asia-beijing-nancy-pelosi-8fa31bee2bc1dc9979ecd21f7185f7ec
 
Taiwan will hold live-fire military drills this week simulating a defence of the island against a Chinese invasion, officials said Monday (Aug 8), as Beijing carries out fresh exercises around its neighbour.

The self-ruled, democratic island lives under the constant threat of invasion by China, which sees it as part of Chinese territory to be reclaimed one day, by force if necessary.

The island's forces will hold anti-landing exercises in the southernmost county of Pingtung on Tuesday and Thursday, the Taiwanese army said.

"We will practise counter moves against simulated enemy attacks on Taiwan," Lou Woei-jye, spokesman for the Eighth Army Corps, told AFP.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asi...old live,fresh exercises around its neighbour.
 
So basically both sides are in a shooting war that makes sure nobody hits anyone. I believe the Japanese have the term Kata for martial arts. It is when two guys practice martial arts on each other without harming them. Different from sparring.
 
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So basically both sides are in a shooting war that makes sure nobody hits anyone. I believe the Japanese have the term Kata for martial arts. It is when two guys practice martial arts on each other without harming them. Different from sparring.
isnt that fun! both sides holding live fire exercises at the same time! nothing could go wrong....
 

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