China launched its most extensive war games around Taiwan on Monday to showcase Beijing’s ability to cut off the island from outside support in a conflict, testing Taipei’s resolve to defend itself and its arsenal of U.S.-made weapons.
The Eastern Theatre Command said it had deployed troops, warships, fighter jets and artillery for its “Justice Mission 2025” exercises to encircle the democratically governed island, conduct live fire and simulated strikes on land and sea targets, and drills to blockade Taiwan’s main ports.
The live-firing exercises will continue on Tuesday across a record seven zones designated by China’s Maritime Safety Administration, making the drills the largest to date by total coverage and in areas closer to Taiwan than previous exercises. The military had initially said artillery firing would be confined to five zones.
I feel like anyone who says “Republic of China” is a CCP troll. The comment itself is unhinged. No, Taiwan does not want to conquer most of the Asia, this is simply about stopping another invasion. You’re the baddies, leave others alone, no one wants to invade you.
Taiwan keeps those claims and this official name because otherwise it would be perceived as declaring Taiwan as a sovereign state, and that would anger China. Such symbolic moves are not seen as worth the risk of Chinese agression by most, or a large part of the Taiwanese population.
The picture is from Wikipedia, famous CCP troll organization?
It’s from a constitution written by a warmonger that called himself Generalissimo, in 1947, and imposed the longest (at the time) martial law. Since Taiwan’s democratisation, any move to change even minor parts of the constitution are seen by China as reason for military intervention. The only way the PRC has claim to Taiwan is through a “succession of states”, and that’s why preventing Taiwan from rewriting a constitution written by a coloniser (the Republic of China) is important to them
I agree with everything you said, I just tend not to support the continued states that stem from fascism and don’t have institutional purges in the state apparatus and in the economic powers.
Is the government of Taiwan a CCP troll? That’s the official name of Taiwan - The Republic of CHINA.
I just don’t get why America obsesses over this little Island, over say Madagascar.
Madagascar got the same kind of attention from Europe during the colonial era. As a result the people there speak French, and Americans absolutely can’t deal with that.