China Is Playing a Dangerous Game of Chicken with Taiwan

What is China planning for Taiwan? Only days after a senior U.S. military official warned the United States that it was threatening to attack, another top U.S. Military official had just spoken out. It is important to be prepared For more information, please visit: War with China over Taiwan 2025The Wednesday meeting was held in Beijing Largest incursion into Taiwanese airspace within weeks.

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense Report Around 3 a.m. localtime, Chinese military aircraft and nine naval vessels were found near the self-governing islands.

Twenty of the detected Chinese aircraft had reportedly crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan’s southwest Air Defense Identification Zone, according to the Ministry. The median line is located at the middle point of Taiwan Strait, and was the unofficial buffer between the two sides.

However, Beijing insists that Taiwan is a breakaway province that will be returned to mainland control, by force if necessary – despite the fact the Chinese Communist Party has never ruled the island.

These sorties are conducted by Beijing near Taiwan in order to strengthen its stance. Most Taiwanese don’t believe that Beijing is being influenced and oppose unification with the “a href=”https://www.19fortyfive.com/2023/01/the-u-s-navy-has-an-aircraft-carrier-in-the-south-china-sea-watching-china/”>People’s Republic of China.

Though Wednesday’s incursion is the largest of the new calendar year, at the end of December China A record 71 aircraft and seven vessels were deployed toward Taiwan.The largest such sortie was in 2022.

Taiwan is standing by

A day before the Chinese military incursion, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent thanks to the governments of France and Australia for They expressed their support for Taiwan.

Paris and Canberra vowed to deepen their ties with Taipei on Monday and reiterated support for Taipei’s participation at international organizations.

In addition, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg issued a warning during a Wednesday visit to Japan that China’s growing assertiveness and its increased collaboration with Russia This could be a grave threat to not only Asia but also Europe.

The NATO chief has previously criticised Beijing “bullying its neighbors and threatening Taiwan,” He also stated that “NATO needs to make sure we have friends,” He called on Tokyo and other democracies to unite and resist such aggression.

China’s Foreign Ministry responded by accusing the international military alliance of exceeding its mandate, with a spokesperson on Wednesday claiming that China is a force for regional and global peace.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command’s General of Air Force, sent a memo last week to all Air Mobility Command Airmen. Warnings of war with China in the middle of the next decade.

“I hope I am wrong. My gut tells me we will fight in 2025,” Minihan speculated that the February 1st memo mentioned that this could be because of the U.S. presidential elections. “Taiwan’s presidential elections are in 2024 and will offer Xi a reason,” He said.

“United States’ presidential elections are in 2024 and will offer Xi a distracted America. Xi’s team, reason, and opportunity are all aligned for 2025.”

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