China launches military drills encircling Taiwan • FRANCE 24 English
codenamed joint sword 2024a Beijing has called the operation a test of its ability to seize power of the island and it’s an escalation on the kinds of war games that have become frequent over the last two years much closer to Taiwanese Shores than the large scale drills China launched in 2022 after a high-profile visit to the self-governing island by then us house Speaker Nancy Pelosi scores of Chinese military aircraft were counted as well as dozens of ships are also boasting new and improved military capabilities as a new combat force of the army our rocket artillery is capable of making long range precise and devastating strikes against combat Targets in any area at any time Taiwan scrambled Jets on Thursday putting missile Naval and land units on alert
Chinese warships and fighter jets encircled Taiwan on a second day of exercises that Beijing said were a test of its ability to seize the island, days after Taiwan’s new president was sworn in. The exercises were launched three days after Lai Ching-te took office and made an inauguration speech that China denounced as a “confession of independence”.
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2024A, none of the BIG mouth countries came to help Taiwan province of China. pitiful William LIE was left alone with his Hollywood LGBT military. CRAZY eh…..
This could be the real thing, and not a mere exercise….
Taiwan just wants to be left alone. They’ll fry the chip facilities if China attacks. What’s the point?
🤣But on TW social media very few interested on these drills.
In those days, they were concerned about the gossip about a Japanese artist cheating.
The UN does nothing this time? Incompetent organization as usual.
This is non of the western worlds business. Stay the hell out of other ppls business
Former U.S. President Carter issued a statement in 1978: "The United States recognizes the government of the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate government of China. There is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is part of China." Major countries should abide by their commitments and respect history and facts.
Pretty sure the US cant do anything against this blockade. If they try the US 7th fleet will be at the bottom of the ocean.
2024-5-24 Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General (Stéphane Dujarric) stated that on issues related to China, in compliance with Resolution 2758 adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1971, "Taiwan is a province of China."
This is pathetic weakness telegraphed.
Xi is yelping like Putin now.
Long Live the Chinese Communist Party!
Anytime prepare ourselves especially when this is close to the Russian model
Mainland and Taiwan have been considered as parts of China since the end of WWII. Now some Taiwanese want to deprive mainland’s rights on Taiwan. Its new president Lai is one of the leaders in this robbery. Now Lai urges mainland China to help make this robbery a peaceful success in the name of pro-democracy.
China is glexing muscles bullying Taiwan & Philippines.
Taiwan has a president making it a nation of it's own.
Xi is so childish, he should grow up.
Well Taiwan is theirs. France is occupying NC
Taiwan leaders should know about the war consequences
Well your darling UN just gave the go ahead for China to invade Taiwan.
Chinese Taiwan needs to move its main island near Alaska. That would make it feels a bit more save
Latest UN statement: Taiwan is a province of China.
The UN spokesman said the above today when he was asked by journalists about the true meaning of the 1971 UN resolution and the UN's stance on the status of Taiwan.
The need to pick on someone smaller is another sign of China's inferiority complex.
Seeing as YouTube is banned in China I always get a laugh out of the number of comments that come from paid hacks in China.
Taiwan is an integral part of China.The nationalists of Kuomintang KMT lost to Mao’s army and create ROC.China couldn’t take back Taiwan in 1949 because it was too weak and poor.
Im happy for china.. usa should stay out
China is a dictatorship
In the constitution of China's rebel government, it is clearly stated that Taiwan Province belongs to China's territory. China's rebel government has not dared to change this historical fact by amending the constitution. The People's Republic of China (PRC) has always worked hard for the peaceful reunification of China. However, the current ruling party conceals the historical truth and deceives the people of Taiwan Province by tampering with the real history in textbooks, and often makes statements claiming that the territorial sovereignty of Taiwan Province no longer belongs to China, constantly igniting the fuse of civil war in China.
Someones remarks about China here show the ignorance and psychological naivety of many people in Taiwan Province of China.
Taiwanese successful democracy will always be a political threat to the Chinese Communist Party because Taiwan is where Chiang Kai-shek's nationalists fled after their civil war, that's fundamentally what the dispiye is about.