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Taiwan says 'unpredictable' China strengthens air and sea control nearby

Taipei says Beijing’s exercises now focus on blockade tactics and drone warfare lessons from Ukraine and Iran, as tensions continue to escalate.

  • On August 31, Taipei released an annual security review stating Beijing is "strengthening its control" over the air and sea around Taiwan.
  • The regional security situation "continues to escalate," the report notes, citing "rising unpredictability" in China's decision-making due to an "unprecedented" purge of senior military officers.
  • China's military exercises around Taiwan focus on "joint blockade/control" of external sea lanes to "shape favourable conditions for an invasion of Taiwan."
  • Beijing is studying vulnerabilities revealed by the war between The United States, Israel, and Iran, and incorporating lessons from the Ukraine-Russia conflict into military training.
  • Taiwan's government rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims, while The United States supplies weapons and maintains strategic ambiguity about defending the island.
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An increasingly unpredictable Beijing is strengthening its control over airspace and waters around Taiwan, Taipei said in her annual assessment of the Chinese threat, which also pointed out that China has been drawing lessons from the difficulties faced by the United States in the war against Iran. Read also: U.S. military aircraft crosses Taiwan Strait before meeting between Xi and Trump China reduces exports of essential optical and aerospace …

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Taiwan says 'unpredictable' China strengthens air and sea control nearby

An increasingly unpredictable Beijing is tightening ​its grip on the air and sea around Taiwan, Taipei said in an annual review ‌of the Chinese threat that also said China was learning lessons from issues faced by the United States in waging war on Iran.

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Taiwan has warned that China is increasing its control and military presence in the airspace and waters around the island, while Beijing’s decision-making is becoming increasingly unpredictable. The assessment was made in Taiwan’s annual report on the military threat from China. According to the report, the security situation in the region “continues to escalate.” The Ministry […]

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China is stepping up its military activity, according to a report by Taiwan's Defense Ministry. Taiwan has expressed concern about Beijing's increasingly unpredictable stance, saying China is gradually tightening control of the air and sea space around the island. According to Taiwan's annual report on the Chinese military threat, the regional security environment continues to deteriorate. Taipei attributes some of the uncertainty to recent purg…

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