China's unannounced November drill was bigger than its last Taiwan exercise, a Taiwanese official says
More than 100 military and coast guard ships, simulated strikes on cities and a submarine missile launch, according to an unnamed security official quoted by Reuters.
The Prepper Brief, Sat, Nov 14, 6:30 PM ET, Source: ZeroHedge
In early November, China ran an unannounced exercise with more than 100 military and coast guard vessels across the western Pacific and around Taiwan. That account comes from a Taiwanese security official who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, as relayed by ZeroHedge. The official said the drill included simulated attacks on other militaries and on cities, Taiwan's among them, and was much larger than Justice Mission 2025, China's last named drill aimed at Taiwan.
The same official said a Chinese submarine launched an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Yellow Sea into mainland China during the drills, and called the exercise "silent intimidation." Taiwan's defense minister, Wellington Koo, described the drills as "area denial" exercises involving an aircraft carrier.
On Thursday, Xi Jinping called for peaceful "reunification" in a policy speech that did not mention force. Beijing has never ruled out taking Taiwan militarily. Trump and Xi are expected to meet at the APEC summit in Shenzhen next week.
Analysts at CSIS, a Washington think tank, have described how Beijing could squeeze Taiwan without firing a shot, using coast guard inspections and shipping restrictions presented as law enforcement.
Taiwan makes most of the world's most advanced computer chips. A blockade, even a partial one run by the coast guard, would hit electronics, cars and anything else with a chip in it long before any shooting started. The details here come from one unnamed official and have not been confirmed by China.
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