19 warships, 50+ fighter jets encircle Taiwan as China slams ‘parasite president’ and declares ‘independence means war’

19 warships, 50+ fighter jets encircle Taiwan as China slams ‘parasite president’ and declares ‘independence means war’

Tensions in the Taiwan Strait have escalated sharply as China has deployed 19 warships and over 50 fighter jets in a military exercise encircling the self-ruled island of Taiwan. The exercise, which involves joint operations by the army, navy, and rocket forces, is being framed by China as a “stern warning” to the island’s leadership….

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Taiwan President Takes Tougher Stance Toward China

Taiwan President Takes Tougher Stance Toward China

After Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, launched a broad drive this month against what he warned was expanding Chinese subversion and spying, the backlash was swift. Across the Taiwan Strait, Beijing hit back, sending a surge of military planes and ships near the island and warning that he was “playing with fire.” In Taiwan, Mr. Lai’s…

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China says military exercises near Taiwan punishment for ‘separatism’ | World News

BEIJING/TAIPEI -Chinese military exercises near Taiwan on Monday were punishment for Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s continued promotion of “separatism”, according to a stern statement out of Beijing, as Taiwan hit back by calling China a troublemaker. China says military exercises near Taiwan punishment for ‘separatism’ China, which has never renounced the use of force to…

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Open Questions | Trump ‘unlikely to take the initiative to use Taiwan as a bargaining chip’ with Beijing, Bonnie Glaser says

Open Questions | Trump ‘unlikely to take the initiative to use Taiwan as a bargaining chip’ with Beijing, Bonnie Glaser says

Bonnie Glaser has spent decades working on issues related to Asia-Pacific geopolitics and US policy. She is managing director of the German Marshall Fund’s Indo-Pacific programme, a non-resident fellow with the Lowy Institute, a senior associate with the Pacific Forum, and co-author of US-Taiwan Relations: Will China’s Challenge Lead to a Crisis? This interview first…

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