Taiwan: China's military drills could help practice attack

China has started three days of military exercises near Taiwan. He calls them a response to Nancy Pelosi's visit, but they can also help his forces hone their skills.
One day after Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House representatives of the United States, visited Taiwan, celebrating it as a bulwark of democracy, China launched three days of military exercises around the island, during which its forces could come closer than ever , honing their abilities to block it.
A flurry of Chinese propaganda said the drills, which began at noon on Thursday, would serve as punishment for Ms Pelosi's visit and shocking and chilling deterrence against opponents of Beijing's demands for autonomy. island. But more than that, the six exercise areas the People's Liberation Army has marked out in the seas off Taiwan - one less than 10 miles from its southern coast - could give Chinese forces valuable training, if they were one day ordered to surround and attack the island.
"Before the Chinese Communists conducted military exercises from a distance, now they have become close ", Chang Yan-ting, a retired deputy commander of Taiwan's air force, said in an interview.
"The exercises Chinese military around Taiwan will put our national army in a very dangerous position," he said. "They are already on our doorstep."
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has said he hopes to secure eventual unification with Taiwan through peaceful steps. But like his predecessors, he didn't rule out force, and China's military buildup has reached a point where some military commanders and analysts believe an invasion is an increasingly plausible, if still very risky, scenario. . The exercises could help Chinese forces test their readiness.
Where China plans military exercises
Some of the areas are inside what Taiwan says are its territorial waters, and they are closer to Taiwan than similar areas announced during the Taiwan Strait Crisis in the mid-1990s. 1995-96

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Taiwan: China's military drills could help practice attack

China has started three days of military exercises near Taiwan. He calls them a response to Nancy Pelosi's visit, but they can also help his forces hone their skills.

One day after Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House representatives of the United States, visited Taiwan, celebrating it as a bulwark of democracy, China launched three days of military exercises around the island, during which its forces could come closer than ever , honing their abilities to block it.

A flurry of Chinese propaganda said the drills, which began at noon on Thursday, would serve as punishment for Ms Pelosi's visit and shocking and chilling deterrence against opponents of Beijing's demands for autonomy. island. But more than that, the six exercise areas the People's Liberation Army has marked out in the seas off Taiwan - one less than 10 miles from its southern coast - could give Chinese forces valuable training, if they were one day ordered to surround and attack the island.

"Before the Chinese Communists conducted military exercises from a distance, now they have become close ", Chang Yan-ting, a retired deputy commander of Taiwan's air force, said in an interview.

"The exercises Chinese military around Taiwan will put our national army in a very dangerous position," he said. "They are already on our doorstep."

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has said he hopes to secure eventual unification with Taiwan through peaceful steps. But like his predecessors, he didn't rule out force, and China's military buildup has reached a point where some military commanders and analysts believe an invasion is an increasingly plausible, if still very risky, scenario. . The exercises could help Chinese forces test their readiness.

Where China plans military exercises

Some of the areas are inside what Taiwan says are its territorial waters, and they are closer to Taiwan than similar areas announced during the Taiwan Strait Crisis in the mid-1990s. 1995-96

exercise areas

CHINA

Fuzhou

MATSU

ISLANDS

Exercise areas 2022