Posted on 08/17/2021 7:48:18 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19
Chinese fighter jets, anti-submarine aircraft and combat ships conducted assault drills near Taiwan on Tuesday with the People’s Liberation Army saying the exercise was necessary to safeguard China’s sovereignty.
China has stepped up military exercises around self-ruled Taiwan, which it considers its own territory.
Recent U.S.-Taiwan provocations severely violated Chinese sovereignty, Eastern Theater Command spokesman Shi Yi said in a statement.
The assault drills were held near Taiwan’s southwestern and southeastern waters.
Taiwan’s defense ministry said in a statement it had fully grasped and assessed the situation in the sea and air and was prepared to respond in each respect.
In June, China flew a record 28 fighter jets toward Taiwan.
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It’s coming.
And we will capitulate.
But we will remain more woke than China.
So there.
It won’t be long now. I wonder how CNN and MSNBC will blame the loss of Taiwan on Trump...
After seeing what happened in Afghanistan, it would be feasible for China to make a move on Taiwan now. Our current administration is only focused on inward destruction...while the world implodes around.
Early October would be when sea states would be favorable. Typhoon season is July thru September. Then the seas calm a bit, but by even late October it can get dicey again.
Forget Taiwan, China can take whomever can’t defend themselves against their war machine, and the hard left global socialist deep state, which treasonous and fraudulently inserted and controls their dementia puppet Buyden, wouldn’t do a thing.
They would likely celebrate with Xhina.
Tariffs made them mad
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