{"id":11369,"date":"2025-04-03T09:05:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T16:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/?p=11369"},"modified":"2025-04-03T09:05:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T16:05:02","slug":"china-ends-military-drills-with-simulated-attacks-on-taiwan-ports-energy-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/2025\/04\/03\/china-ends-military-drills-with-simulated-attacks-on-taiwan-ports-energy-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"China Ends Military Drills With ‘Simulated Attacks’ On Taiwan Ports, Energy Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With the shifting away of chip production from Taiwan, you’d have to think it signaled that China taking Taiwan was in the works and possibly sanctioned. Is China going to be allowed to take Taiwan, or is this a setup for a major global conflict? The last major global depression led to a world war, so is that the plan for this one as well? Consequently, war is a pretty powerful distraction, especially if the whole world is concerned about their survival, as people don’t think as clearly when overcome by fear. And its a great excuse for rationing<\/a> and getting citizens to support their governments, which will be very necessary in this next Great Depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/china-ends-military-drills-simulated-attacks-taiwan-ports-energy-sites<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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By Tyler Durden<\/p>\n\n\n\n

China’s military on Wednesday announced the completion of major war drills aimed at Taiwan, and which included a ‘live fire’ portion – as well as the patrols of some 20 naval ships off Taiwan’s coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PLA’s Eastern Theater Command revealed that the second day involved simulated strikes on key ports and energy sites of the self-ruled island<\/strong> and US ally. A PLA spokesman had described drills which “test the troops’ capabilities” in areas such as “blockade and control, and precision strikes on key targets.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Chinese military further said it conducted “long-range live-fire drills”. China’s Shandong aircraft carrier was also spotted in regional waters testing its ability to “blockade” Taiwan<\/strong>, as part of the exercises dubbed “Strait Thunder-2025A”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beijing’s foreign ministry meanwhile on Wednesday declared the “punishment will not stop”<\/strong> if Taiwan leaders don’t halt their ‘separatist’ rhetoric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional to the naval assets at sea, some 50 jets were involved in the drills, the biggest since early last year – to which Taiwan’s military responded by dispatching its own aircraft and ships, and land-based missile systems on coastal areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taiwan\u2019s Ministry of National Defense listed out the following Chinese military weaponry which was moved near Taiwan by early afternoon<\/a> on the first day of the exercise: 71 sorties by military aircraft and drones, 21 navy ships ranged around the island, and the aforementioned Shandong carrier which was spotted about 220 nautical miles east of Taiwan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Eastern Theatre Command simultaneous to all of this had issued a brief video<\/a> calling Lai a “parasite”\u00a0in English, also depicting him as a green bug dangled by chopsticks over a burning Taiwan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taiwan officials blasted the drills as “reckless” and “irresponsible”. Taiwan’s military subsequently elevated its readiness level to ensure China does not “turn drills into combat” and “launch a sudden attack on us.”<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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China’s Foreign Ministry had at the week’s start called out Washington’s role in the Taiwan tensions, slamming US\u2019 use of “China threat” rhetoric which is bent on provoking confrontation, but which will end in regional countries being used as “cannon fodder” for US hegemony<\/strong> – according to a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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