China Encircles Taiwan During Concerning 'Drills' to Strike Island, McCaul Discusses Possibility of US Troops
Nick Arama
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Things are heating up around Taiwan.
As we reported on Saturday, China has started three days of military “drills” around the island. This followed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s meeting with the leader of Taiwan, President Tasi Ing-Wen. In response to that the Chinese sanctioned the Reagan Library and Library officials in a particularly lame response.
On Sunday, China simulated precision missile strikes against the island.
They are “practicing” encircling it.
The Taiwanese Defence Ministry said 71 Chinese military planes and nine ships crossed the Taiwan Strait median line.
The line is an unofficial dividing line between Chinese and Taiwanese territory.
One of the ships fired a round from its deck as it sailed near Pingtan island, China’s closest point to Taiwan, Reuters reported.
Chinese state media said the military drills would “simultaneously organise patrols and advances around Taiwan island, shaping an all-round encirclement and deterrence posture”.
It added that “long-range rocket artillery, naval destroyers, missile boats, air force fighters, bombers, jammers and refuellers” had all been deployed by China’s military.
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