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China May Attack Taiwan Under The Pretense Of Military Drills: Says Report (Ministry of National Defense (MND) in Taiwan)
https://www.ibtimes.com ^ | 12/13/21 AT 7:09 AM | By Meera Suresh

Posted on 12/13/2021 6:25:08 AM PST by RomanSoldier19

As war threat looms, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) in Taiwan has warned that Beijing may use military drills as a pretense to launch an attack on the self-ruled democracy.

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) will launch various missiles and destroy Taiwan’s air defense sites, radar stations, and command posts, said a report by Taiwan News.

These observations were made by MND in the legislative report titled "Strengthening the military’s combat effectiveness in response to an all-out Chinese invasion of Taiwan in 2025."

According to the report, China will also suppress or destroy Taiwan’s main battle forces and key military installations with electromagnetic pulse attacks. While Beijing will send PLA troops to Taiwan’s southeast coast, a fleet of Navy ships will be deployed as a strategic blockade on Western Pacific. These ships will prevent foreign forces from aiding Taiwan, the report added.

Deputy Minister of National Defense Wang Hsin-lung said the MND studied the possibilities of China using military drills as a facade to carry out the invasion and "has a handle on related matters," Taiwan News quoted local media CNA.

China will also make the first move, rather than wait for Taiwan to slip up, in case of an invasion. The first wave of PLA troops will push forward deeper into Taiwan before beginning the next stage of operations, said Wang. However, the Taiwanese military has considered such scenarios and has revamped training accordingly, the report added.

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1 posted on 12/13/2021 6:25:08 AM PST by RomanSoldier19
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To: RomanSoldier19
I've seen that tactic used before, in Caddyshack:

Hello, Mr. Gopher! It's me, Mr. Squirrel.

Just a harmless squirrel.

Not a plastic explosive or anything.
Nothing to be worried about.

I'm just here to make your last hours on earth as peaceful as possible.

Don't mind this. This is doctor's orders.

You don't mind if I just pop in there for a few laughs?

That's right. Or in the words of Jean-Paul Sartre:

"Au revoir, gopher."

This is going to be sweet.
2 posted on 12/13/2021 6:34:52 AM PST by Old Yeller (1776 em all. Let God sort it out.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Standard game plan is to do some drills and during the drills, claim that Taiwan attacked them, and they’re just ‘retaliating’.


3 posted on 12/13/2021 6:36:46 AM PST by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

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4 posted on 12/13/2021 6:37:16 AM PST by sauropod (Meanie Butt Daddy - No you can't)
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5 posted on 12/13/2021 6:39:42 AM PST by PGR88
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To: Old Yeller

The Taiwanese are not stupid and the land isn’t flat; Taiwan is not India. The PLA will get slaughtered.


6 posted on 12/13/2021 6:42:49 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Taiwan should do the same as the Brits in WW2 - build shoreline defenses that involve dumping millions of gallons of fuel into the sea at likely landing sites, and then lighting them up when the PLA actually invades. Make it a mechanical 9not electronic) switch, so that no EMP can disable it.

Let’s see how enthusiastic the PLA forces are after a few tens of thousands of them are burned to death.


7 posted on 12/13/2021 6:43:03 AM PST by Ancesthntr (“The right to buy weapons is the right to be free.” ― A.E. Van Vogt, The Weapons Shops of Isher)
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To: PGR88

That’s what the PLA does best - parades.


8 posted on 12/13/2021 6:43:30 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Old Yeller

Lol, and old yeller is still one of my favorite books..


9 posted on 12/13/2021 6:44:57 AM PST by aces (and )
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10 posted on 12/13/2021 6:45:21 AM PST by RomanSoldier19 (Res ad Triarios venit)
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To: PGR88

Hair to be sniffed Corp at epsteins isle?


11 posted on 12/13/2021 6:45:54 AM PST by aces (and )
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To: BobL

12 posted on 12/13/2021 6:46:10 AM PST by RomanSoldier19 (Res ad Triarios venit)
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To: Ancesthntr

Let’s see how enthusiastic the PLA forces are after a few tens of thousands of them are burned to death.

If the PLA lost that many, Xi would be dead within hours. Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao would see to it pronto ; they hate him with passion now, imagine if Xi killed that may Chinese to bolster his idiotic plan.

Any EMP attack of scale would have to use nuclear devices which opens another door. Non nuclear EMP would have to assume all PLA equipment is hardened and Taiwanese military equipment is not.


13 posted on 12/13/2021 6:50:25 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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Dollars to donuts there’s enough American fast attack submarines just waiting for Chinese troop carriers to hit the open water so they can sink every last one of them.

L


14 posted on 12/13/2021 6:55:11 AM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Lurker

American fast attack submarines just waiting for Chinese troop carrier

Taiwan has a few of their own to pitch in on the turkey shoot.


15 posted on 12/13/2021 7:13:22 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Nothings going to happen till after the Olympics.

Just like Putin and Crimea.


16 posted on 12/13/2021 7:13:31 AM PST by Kozak (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TV)
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To: RomanSoldier19

The southeast coast appears to be mostly mountains right down to the shore, and a whole mountain range away from Taipei. Little ground for establishing a beachhead and maneuver of troops. Expecting a landing there is puzzling. Any Taiwan experts here comment?


17 posted on 12/13/2021 7:14:37 AM PST by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative.)
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To: PIF

You really think XiBiden is going to get tough with China over Taiwan?

I’ve got a bridge you might be interested in.


18 posted on 12/13/2021 7:14:47 AM PST by Kozak (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TV)
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To: Lurker

Dollars to donuts the Chicoms will just buy Taiwan. No need for shooting when they can buy the rope.


19 posted on 12/13/2021 7:15:19 AM PST by lodi90
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To: RomanSoldier19

If it was that easy why is it taking the Chicoms 75 years to do it? 1 balllistic missle to 3 Gourge dam and China is over! They nuke Taiwan and get no chips or anything worth living in. Mutual self destruction


20 posted on 12/13/2021 7:19:32 AM PST by The MAGA-Deplorian (. Democrats are lawless because Republicans are ball-less!)
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