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China Launches "Punishment" Drills Around Taiwan After Inauguration of New President
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China has launched a second day of military drills surrounding Taiwan, with the Chinese Defense Ministry stating that the exercises are aimed at testing the country's ability to "seize power" and occupy key areas.
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Beijing has a robust coercion kitbag from which it will mix and match, ratchet up and back and up again to signal its range of options to coerce and inflict pain.
Facing external challenges and threats, we will continue to maintain the values of freedom and democracy.
My responsibility is to safeguard the nation and ensure the safety of all citizens.
All Taiwan independence separatists will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history.
The ugly acts of Lai Ching-te and others who betray the nation and their ancestors is disgraceful.
The weapon aimed at 'Taiwan independence' to kill 'independence' is already in place.
Every time 'Taiwan independence' provokes us, we will push our countermeasures one step further, until the complete reunification of the motherland is achieved.
Taiwan independence forces will be left with their heads broken and blood flowing after colliding against the great...undertaking of China achieving complete unification.
As we can see we have set two exercise areas in the sea and air space near the eastern part of the island, mainly to block the escape of 'Taiwan independence' separatists and break through their comfort zone.
Lai Ching-te wants to express clearly and openly that China and Taiwan are separate states. Lai's calculation may be that his predecessor's more moderate approach didn't pay off. China still responded with heavy-handed methods.
This is a signal to shape international narratives. The real 'punishment' against Taiwan may be yet to come, for it takes time.
This round of military drills is code-named 'Joint Sword-2024A'.
This military exercise is largely in line with expectations. This feels like a prelude to more and bigger military drills to come. Beijing is making a signal to shape international narratives after new president Lai's speech. But this is only a 'signal.' The real 'punishment' against Taiwan may be yet to come.
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sources
- 1.The Times of India
- 2.Al Jazeera
- 3.CNN
- 4.BBC
- 5.Le Monde
- 6.France 24
- 7.ABC News (Australia)
- 8.Daily Sabah
- 9.The Guardian
- 10.DW News
- 11.The Washington Post
- 12.The New York Times
perspectives
- 1.Chinese Foreign Policy
- 2.Election
- 3.US-China Relations
- 4.China under Xi Jinping
- 5.China Claims in South China Sea
- 6.Political status of Taiwan
- 7.Independence Movements
countries
- 1.China
- 2.Taiwan, Province of China
- 3.Canada
- 4.United States
- 5.Japan
- 6.Philippines
- 7.Australia
- 8.Paraguay
- 9.Korea, Republic of
- 10.Kazakhstan
organizations
- 1.People's Liberation Army
- 2.PLA's Eastern Theater Command
- 3.White House
- 4.Democratic Progressive Party
- 5.Communist Party
- 6.Chinese Communist Party
- 7.US Indo-Pacific Command
- 8.Weibo
- 9.US House of Representatives
- 10.United Nations
- 11.China National Defense University
- 12.Institute for National Defence and Security Research
persons
- 1.William Lai Ching-Te
- 2.Li Xi
- 3.Nancy Pelosi
- 4.Tsai Ing-Wen
- 5.Xi Jinping
- 6.Wang Wenbin
- 7.Stephen Sklenka
- 8.Kevin Mccarthy
- 9.Wang Yi
- 10.Wen-Ti Sung
- 11.Su Tzu-Yun
- 12.Joe Biden