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China is willing to wait to unify with Taiwan, and the August 2022 exercises are not an indicator of accelerated PRC timelines. Xi Jinping feels there are still avenues to peaceful unification. The potential for a military crisis or conflict in the Taiwan Strait is very real. China would immediately invade if Taiwan declared independence.
China on Friday broke its silence on days of heightened military activity around the island of Taiwan, saying it was up to Beijing to decide whether to hold drills.. An alarmed Taiwan this week ...
In October, China's military surrounded Taiwan during the "Joint Sword-2024B" exercise to show it could blockade key ports, execute strikes, and assault positions.
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China's defence ministry on Friday broke its silence about days of military activities around Taiwan, saying it was up to China to decide whether or not to hold drills ...
The 2023 Chinese military exercises around Taiwan (simplified Chinese: 2023年环台军事演练; traditional Chinese: 2023年環台軍事演練) was a series of military exercises by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) encircling Taiwan. On 8 April 2023, the PLA announced the start of "combat readiness ...
The US State Department, meanwhile, urged China to exercise restraint. "A routine transit by president Lai should not be used as a pretext for military pressure," a spokesperson said on Monday.
China's military exercises are part of a sustained pressure campaign against Taiwan stretching back to 2022, said Sklenka, adding that once-rare incursions into Taiwan's air defence identification ...
China’s military exercises around Taiwan, a democracy of 23 million people, have become increasingly frequent in recent years and have tended to coincide with events that have angered Beijing.