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South China Sea: China's four-part plot to invade Taiwan includes airstrikes on US troops
https://www.econotimes.com ^ | Monday, October 18, 2021 8:51 AM UTC | Staff

Posted on 10/18/2021 12:49:27 PM PDT by Red Badger

Relations between China and Taiwan have not been at its best as of late, as China grows increasingly aggressive over the island nation in its plans for reunification. As tensions escalate in the South China Sea, a report revealed that China has a four-part plan to invade the island nation, which also includes military actions taken against US soldiers.

WION obtained a copy of China’s “invasion playbook” detailing China’s plans in a possible military confrontation as Beijing considers taking over Taiwan through military means. Chinese military planners have come up with four military campaigns for possibly invading Taiwan. Included in the plans are airstrikes on US military forces.

The first phase, according to the outlet, involves disarming Taiwanese forces with the use of China’s Air Force in a possible crackdown of the island nation’s government, military, and civilians. Through this possible crackdown, China would hope to get Taipei to submit to its authority, according to the report.

The second phase involved a blockade operation, where China would isolate Taiwan from the rest of the world. This would include cutting off communication and blocking key supplies from reaching Taiwan. The targeting of US troops by the People’s Liberation Army would make up the third phase.

“The People’s Liberation Army would conduct air strikes on US forces deployed near Taiwan to weaken the Taiwanese defense. That will leave Taiwan open to ground attack,” said the report. The fourth phase would be carrying out an amphibious assault on the island nation, targeting all branches of Taiwan’s military from the army, navy, and air force.

While China appears determined to take over Taiwan in a plan to reunify both nations, an expert has warned that Beijing may receive backlash from its own citizens and trigger internal conflicts should an invasion take place. Catherine McGregor of Sky News Australia suggested that an invasion of Taiwan by China would have serious consequences for Beijing, triggering an economic crisis. This is because of the societal impact from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s “one-child policy.”

“With a nation that has had a one child policy privileging sons,” said McGregor. “You start sending those single sons of families home in body bags. Let’s see what happens internally.”


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: china; southchinasea; taiwan
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To: RatRipper

“If Biden did not respond ..”

I hope it doesn’t come to that. Removal from office is not nearly enough. Something in the French revolution style is more appropriate.


61 posted on 10/18/2021 3:36:03 PM PDT by Dennis M.
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To: Rinnwald
Why didn't you remember there were two atomic bombs dropped on Japan?

And almost a third one intended to be dropped on the Russians if they invaded Japan. The first two bombs were a warning to the Russians not to go beyond the 38th parallel at Korea to invade Japan; Russia was all set to go.

62 posted on 10/18/2021 3:36:41 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: boxlunch

yup, and no nukes required...


63 posted on 10/18/2021 3:39:08 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Red Badger

I wonder what makes Peking suppose that Taiwan is incapable of producing nuclear weapons?


64 posted on 10/18/2021 3:44:10 PM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: Red Badger

Right when the US Navy is destroying itself with Covid BS. What a coincidence!


65 posted on 10/18/2021 5:03:20 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Red Badger

This is utter garbage.


66 posted on 10/18/2021 5:04:16 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: Red Badger

Take out the Three gorges dam and send a real messages to the CCP mookabookers.


67 posted on 10/18/2021 7:52:06 PM PDT by Joe Boucher (Kimber .45 F-you Joe Biden)
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To: Red Badger

This “plan” is simply disinformation.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4002096/posts?page=58#58

The chinese will send a sampan navy with 10million “internal migration” civilians armed with CNN uplinks, cameras, and bullhorns. When they get mowed down by our side, the resulting negative PR will be amplified by the chinese knocking out 2 of our aircraft carriers in the blockade with their hypersonic ICBM thermally guided antiship missiles.
America will luze stomach for the fight over what it already calls an internal province of China. Taiwan has never declared independence.
About a third of civilians in Taiwan are ethnic Chinese and maybe only half of them have loyalties and fifth column tendencies towards communist China. They have hundreds of thousands of cargo ships they can fill with civilians armed with cameras, CNN uplinks, and bullhorns.
The resultant slaughter will be live on CNN and the PR backlash will be enough to let China walk right back into their own internal (never did declare independence) province. If we blockade them, they’ll lob thermal-capable antiship ICBM missiles at our aircraft carriers and CNN will record them sinking to the bottom of the sea with the resultant nuclear plume.
America will luze stomach for the fight after luzing a couple $Trillion in carriers and tens of thousands of men in one afternoon, all seen on CNN, with our recourse being... to slaughter civilians. China has all the cards, they just have to lay them down on the table at this point.
And when it’s all over but the shouting, the RINOs and GOPes and democraps will be handwringing, hoping for a quick way to order chinese chips & electronics from Amazon. The chinese want the continued business of globalists so it’ll all be “can’t we just get along” and “water under the bridge” as soon as China is in charge and chips are shipping.


68 posted on 10/18/2021 10:50:34 PM PDT by Kevmo (I’m immune from Covid since I don’t watch TV.🤗)
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To: Red Badger

Hit the Three Gorges Dam, bust it wide open and China is done for.


69 posted on 10/19/2021 1:39:05 AM PDT by jmacusa (America.Founded by geniuses. Now governed by idiots. )
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To: All

All they have to do is take out a carrier. The Biden administration would retreat in a heartbeat.


70 posted on 10/19/2021 1:45:52 AM PDT by newnhdad (Our new motto: USA, it was fun while it lasted.)
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To: jmacusa

Maybe God will take care of that.......................


71 posted on 10/19/2021 5:27:15 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Rinnwald
Why didn't you remember there were two atomic bombs dropped on Japan?

Those event will never be repeated. Answer my questions.

72 posted on 10/19/2021 5:30:28 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: central_va

“They will NEVER be used by any nation.”

Tell that to the City Fathers of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

L


73 posted on 10/19/2021 5:31:22 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Wayne07

Former Japanese Prime Minister Suzuki hinted once at Japan’s nuclear weapons.

He once said in an interview, after leaving office, “If Japan decides on Monday that they need nuclear weapons, by Thursday they will have them.”

And this was decades ago. I’m sure Japan has updated their arsenal since then and the weapons are already assembled and ready for use ever since China and the Norks started getting antsy.......................


74 posted on 10/19/2021 5:33:22 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: ckilmer
... xi will get enough leverage over joe ...

Xi already has enough leverage over Joe...............HUNTER..................

75 posted on 10/19/2021 5:34:32 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: GraceG

At this time, there are 80+ container ships off the coast of California waiting to be unloaded. They are spread out over miles and miles of the coastal waters.

If even one of those was a secret cruise missile launching platform we’d be in grave danger.

We would have to basically nuke the entire area to get the one ship..................................


76 posted on 10/19/2021 5:46:56 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

[ At this time, there are 80+ container ships off the coast of California waiting to be unloaded. They are spread out over miles and miles of the coastal waters.

If even one of those was a secret cruise missile launching platform we’d be in grave danger.

We would have to basically nuke the entire area to get the one ship.................................. ]

All china would have to do is say some of the other cargo ships have dangerous chemicals on them that would cause a ecological CATASTROPHE!

We wouldn’t nuke the cargo ships on fear it would destroy some species in the harbor...

China could have us BY THE BALLS if they took full advantage of the ship piling up in port...

Hell they could just SAY they have a “cruise missile cargo container” and it WOULD PARALYZE the economy EVEN MORE!


77 posted on 10/19/2021 8:38:54 AM PDT by GraceG ("If I post an AWESOME MEME, STEAL IT! JUST RE-POST IT IN TWO PLACES PLEASE")
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To: Red Badger

I pray every night that he will.


78 posted on 10/19/2021 11:04:58 AM PDT by jmacusa (America.Founded by geniuses. Now governed by idiots. )
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To: central_va
Those event will never be repeated. Answer my questions.

I never claimed that they would or would not be.

79 posted on 10/20/2021 11:54:00 AM PDT by Rinnwald
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To: Renfrew

“The USN could just as easily cut-off China’s oil imports. Then it’s a waiting game to see which country collapses first.”

The Malacca Strait would make the Highway of Death, look like Candyland. China is completely vulnerable with choke points all along the northward run back to China.

Good luck getting past our attack subs.


80 posted on 10/20/2021 8:58:22 PM PDT by rbmillerjr
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