Posted on 05/17/2021 1:43:30 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19
China has released a video that appeared to show military drills simulating invasion of Taiwan. The drills featured a huge amphibious warship understood to be capable of carrying 30 helicopters as per Express.co.uk
It is not yet clear when or where the drill was conducted.
The videos were released in response to joint military drills carried out by the US, Japan, Australia and France. Chinese military expert Song Zhongping said the PLA was targeting its combat training to prepare for a possible war over Taiwan.
A Chinese military official told the state-run Global Times: "Many on the island of Taiwan and foreign countries for a long time believe the Chinese mainland does not possess what it takes to organize a proper large-scale, joint amphibious landing operation on the island due to this kind of mission`s high complexity."
"Exercises like this one and daily routine warplane drills near the island, could serve as a deterrent and give secessionist and foreign forces a clear look at the real situation that the PLA is fully determined and capable of safeguarding China`s sovereignty and territorial integrity," the official added.
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The Butchers of Beijing know that they have *nothing* to fear from Feels Up *or* Heels Up. The people of Taiwan are in for a very difficult 3.5 years.
This footage came out last year, so unlike the article’s claim it is not in response to any recent events.
It will take more than 1 transport ship and 30 ‘copters to make a successful invasion. Just more CCP posturing for internal consumption.
They won’t need to invade the US. As we get 90% of our chips from Taiwan all china has to do is stop sending chips to us. That would totally crash our economy.
This is a real possibility since we have a Communist in the White House!!!
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