China is once again flaunting how easy it would be for them to send over an invading force. They have been doing it regularly, to possibly test Taiwan’s military weaknesses or even give them a false sense of security, so that when the real invasion comes they might not react as fast. But China just did the biggest mock invasion this year at 39 warplanes invading Taiwan’s defensive zone.
“Taiwan on Sunday reported the largest incursion since October by China’s air force in its air defense zone, with the island’s defense ministry saying Taiwanese fighters scrambled to warn away 39 aircraft in the latest uptick in tensions.
Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has complained for more than a year of repeated missions by China’s air force near the democratically governed island, often in the southwestern part of its air defense identification zone, or ADIZ, close to the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands.
Taiwan calls China’s repeated nearby military activities “grey zone” warfare, designed to both wear out Taiwan’s forces by making them repeatedly scramble, and also to test Taiwan’s responses.
The latest Chinese mission included 34 fighters plus four electronic warfare aircraft and a single bomber, the Taiwan ministry said.”
“Carl Schuster, a former director of operations at the US Pacific Command’s Joint Intelligence Center, said China is trying to keep Taiwan off balance and tired — “like a tennis player pushes his opponent to chase the ball across the court” — sending larger formations of aircraft toward the island from more distant bases on the mainland.”
“Tensions have been high since Taiwanese citizens elected Tsai Ing-wen as president in 2016, to which Beijing responded by cutting off previously established communications with the island’s government. Tsai’s predecessor was friendly to China and had endorsed Beijing’s claim that the two are part of a single Chinese nation.”
The incursions on Sunday marked the highest daily number of Chinese warplanes entering Taiwan’s ADIZ this year. The highest number of incursions ever recorded was on October 4 last year, when 56 military planes flew into the area on the same day.”
China and Russia seem to be looking to start empire-building again, and we are stuck having to be on the ready to defend Taiwan and may soon face Russia over Ukraine. If we truly want to fix the Taiwan situation, then instead of just waiting until China takes the first shot, we need to give China a reason to stop.
So we should get Brazil and our allies to agree that until China stops the hostilities we are not going to trade with them. Yea, it’s going to hurt us a little too, as we have become far too dependent on their cheap products, and microchips. But whereas we can make some new trades and hopefully become more self-sufficient, China can not afford to be cut off like that. They get most of their food through the United States and Brazil. So this could force them to sign some kind of treaty without spilling a single drop of American blood.
But that’s just one idea, tell me what you think in the comments below.
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