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China deploys DF-17 hypersonic missiles across from Taiwan to prepare for invasion
taiwannews.com ^ | 10/19/2020 | Keoni Everington,

Posted on 10/22/2020 2:07:26 PM PDT by ransomnote

New hypersonic missiles could evade Taiwan's Patriot batteries during future invasion

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — China has reportedly deployed new hypersonic missiles across from Taiwan as it marshals forces in preparation for a future invasion.

On Sunday (Oct. 18), the South China Morning Post, which is owned by Alibaba Group, cited an anonymous military source as saying that China's most advanced hypersonic missile, the DF-17, is being deployed to People's Liberation Army (PLA) bases in the provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang, which sit right across from Taiwan. The deployment of the missiles is part of a PLA pattern of a beefing up of its forces along the coast of China in what some analysts are saying are preparations for an invasion of Taiwan.

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The deployments are part of an expansion of the Marine Corps and Rocket Force bases in Fujian and Guangdong provinces, said Andrei Chang, editor-in-chief of Kanwa Defense Review, to the newspaper. "Every rocket force brigade in Fujian and Guangdong is now fully equipped." Chang asserts that this is evidence of the communist regime's invasion plans: "The size of some of the missile bases in the Eastern and Southern theatre commands have even doubled in recent years, showing the PLA is stepping up preparations for a war targeting Taiwan."

Chang added that the Russian-made S-400 Triumf air-defense system is being deployed at bases in southeast China, claiming that the system can cover "the whole of Taiwan." He then alleged that the system is "able to shoot Taiwanese military aircraft once they take off."

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1 posted on 10/22/2020 2:07:26 PM PDT by ransomnote
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To: ransomnote

Shades of Matsu and Quemoy.


2 posted on 10/22/2020 2:12:23 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: ransomnote

Trump shouid say that Biden and Obama enabled this.


3 posted on 10/22/2020 2:14:44 PM PDT by RatRipper ( Democrats and socialists are vile liars, thieves and murderers - enemies of good and America.)
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To: RatRipper

And Billy Clinton.


4 posted on 10/22/2020 2:18:12 PM PDT by moovova
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To: ransomnote

If Biden wins China will do it. They carefully noted how the RATs abandoned South Vietnam. RATs are cowards, not to mention controlled by Chinese money.


5 posted on 10/22/2020 2:18:48 PM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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To: KC_Lion

Pei-Ping.


6 posted on 10/22/2020 2:21:16 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Seruzawa

Bought BUYden will sell ‘em out for a bag of cash.


7 posted on 10/22/2020 2:21:43 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: ransomnote

Are these Covid tipped missiles?


8 posted on 10/22/2020 2:24:49 PM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Seruzawa

I totally believe this. In fact, I think the days after the election may be their window, especially if the election outcome is unclear.


9 posted on 10/22/2020 2:25:55 PM PDT by Obadiah
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To: ransomnote

Taiwan News is a bit sensationalIstic.

They always deploy there.


10 posted on 10/22/2020 2:26:19 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ransomnote

With guidance systems designed by Loral. Thanks Bill Clinton.


11 posted on 10/22/2020 2:27:12 PM PDT by Mat_Helm
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To: Seruzawa
If Biden wins China will do it.

Or they’ll do I now as an October surprise

12 posted on 10/22/2020 2:29:28 PM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Seruzawa
They carefully noted how the RATs abandoned South Vietnam

RATS are definitely lowlife scum, but to be fair, I remember it was Nixon who abandoned South VN.

13 posted on 10/22/2020 2:40:51 PM PDT by Spirochete
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To: Obadiah

My thought too. Attack when the enemy is in the midst of a domestic political crisis. I think it would be ill advised however if Trump still has possession of the Nuclear Football.


14 posted on 10/22/2020 2:43:17 PM PDT by Bernard Marx
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To: ransomnote

Thank a Clinton.


15 posted on 10/22/2020 2:44:03 PM PDT by WKUHilltopper
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To: Spirochete

When our troops pulled out we promised to supply SVN with ammunition and other things. The RATs cut off the supplies which prompted the North to invade.


16 posted on 10/22/2020 2:45:28 PM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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To: moovova

very true


17 posted on 10/22/2020 2:47:58 PM PDT by RatRipper ( Democrats and socialists are vile liars, thieves and murderers - enemies of good and America.)
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To: ransomnote

Methinks the ChiComs are drinking the koolaid and believe in a Biden win.

While we may not be able to stop a nulear superpower from the takeover, at the very least we can end trade and write off 0bamy’s debt to China as, “paid in full.”


18 posted on 10/22/2020 2:48:25 PM PDT by Cyclops08
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To: PIF

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis


19 posted on 10/22/2020 2:54:51 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pelosi is only on loan to the world from Satan. Hopefully he will soon want his baby killer back)
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To: Vaquero

“Or they’ll do I now as an October surprise”

The Chinese are unlikely to do anything with live ammunition before March. The weather in the strait is too bad for an invasion between October and March. Taking a few shots at Taiwan would do nothing for China now. However, if the troops and logistics continue to build up, we can expect an invasion sometime next year. Xi has promised this would happen. If he fails to deliver then he will lose face. For him to lose face now would be fatal for him and he knows it. He would rather hundreds of thousands die than to be deposed.


20 posted on 10/22/2020 3:09:25 PM PDT by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud?)
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