Posted on Aug 4, 2022
China says it carried out precision missile strikes in the Taiwan Strait
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China says it conducted "precision missile strikes" in the Taiwan Strait on Thursday as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to their highest level in decades.
China earlier announced that military exercises by its navy, air force and other departments were underway in six zones surrounding Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary.
The drills were prompted by a visit to the island by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this week and are intended to advertise China's threat to attack the self-governing island republic. Along with its moves to isolate Taiwan diplomatically, China has long threatened military retaliation over moves by the island to solidify its de facto independence with the support of key allies including the U.S.
"Long-range armed live fire precision missile strikes were carried out on selected targets in the eastern area of the Taiwan Strait," the Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army, the ruling Communist Party's military wing, said in a statement on its social media platform.
China says it conducted "precision missile strikes" in the Taiwan Strait on Thursday as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to their highest level in decades.
China earlier announced that military exercises by its navy, air force and other departments were underway in six zones surrounding Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary.
The drills were prompted by a visit to the island by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this week and are intended to advertise China's threat to attack the self-governing island republic. Along with its moves to isolate Taiwan diplomatically, China has long threatened military retaliation over moves by the island to solidify its de facto independence with the support of key allies including the U.S.
"Long-range armed live fire precision missile strikes were carried out on selected targets in the eastern area of the Taiwan Strait," the Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army, the ruling Communist Party's military wing, said in a statement on its social media platform.
China says it carried out precision missile strikes in the Taiwan Strait
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Since Tuesday, Chinese fighter jets also have been flying sorties over the Taiwan Strait, sometimes even venturing over the median line that separates Chinese-controlled airspace from Taiwan's, according to Taiwan defense forces.
National security advisor Jake Sullivan criticized the Chinese military drills, in an interview with NPR on Wednesday. "It will create risks and challenges, we think unnecessarily. And so what we are hopeful for is that the PRC acts responsibly and avoids the kind of escalation that could lead to a mistake or miscalculation in the air or on the seas," he said.
China has fired missiles at Taiwan before. During what's called the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis, China repeatedly shelled waters around Taiwan throughout 1995 to 1996. That crisis was sparked by the visit of Taiwan's then-President Lee Teng-hui to the U.S. to speak at Cornell University, over China's objections."...
..."Since Tuesday, Chinese fighter jets also have been flying sorties over the Taiwan Strait, sometimes even venturing over the median line that separates Chinese-controlled airspace from Taiwan's, according to Taiwan defense forces.
National security advisor Jake Sullivan criticized the Chinese military drills, in an interview with NPR on Wednesday. "It will create risks and challenges, we think unnecessarily. And so what we are hopeful for is that the PRC acts responsibly and avoids the kind of escalation that could lead to a mistake or miscalculation in the air or on the seas," he said.
China has fired missiles at Taiwan before. During what's called the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis, China repeatedly shelled waters around Taiwan throughout 1995 to 1996. That crisis was sparked by the visit of Taiwan's then-President Lee Teng-hui to the U.S. to speak at Cornell University, over China's objections."...
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Precision on an area target is different than precision on a point target (ginsu anyone) -- just saber rattling/whining on a national level
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