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Charlie McHenryBill Bishop reports — (Chinese) Eastern Theater Command Organizes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Rocket Forces to Conduct Joint Military Exercises Around Taiwan Island 东部战区组织陆海空火等兵力位台岛周边开展联合演训 <a href="http://www.news.cn/20250401/01ebd5f546944c89ad0104c4a0fb0d97/c.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://www.news.cn/20250401/01ebd5f546944c89ad0104c4a0fb0d97/c.html</a> Eastern Theater Command spokesperson, Senior Colonel Shi Yi of the Army, stated that beginning April 1, the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army is organizing forces from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Rocket Force to conduct multi-directional approaches toward Taiwan Island in the surrounding areas. The exercises will focus on training in maritime and air combat readiness patrols, seizing comprehensive control, strikes against maritime and land targets, and blockading key areas and passages, to test the joint combat capabilities of the theater forces. This should be seen as a warning to Taiwan and the US & allies. <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#China</a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Taiwan</a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Asia</a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/ChineseNavalThreat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChineseNavalThreat</a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/ChineseMilitary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChineseMilitary</a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/TaiwanStrait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TaiwanStrait</a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/SouthChinaSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthChinaSea</a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/NavalBlockaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NavalBlockaid</a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/NavalWarfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NavalWarfare</a>

YogthosA war over Taiwan could wreck US military, economy & global reputation writes Foreign Affairs.The benefits of preserving Taiwan's de facto self-rule do not justify the enormous human and economic costs of a Sino-American clash.The US should engage in a national dialogue about the true costs of a war with China and the importance of coexisting, rather than solely competing with it.<a href="https://www.foreignaffairs.com/taiwan/taiwan-fixation-kavanagh-wertheim" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.foreignaffairs.com/taiwan/taiwan-fixation-kavanagh-wertheim</a><a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/TaiwanStrait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TaiwanStrait</a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#china</a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geopolitics</a>

The Japan TimesTaiwan President Lai Ching-te has pledged to boost military spending, a move aimed at showing U.S. President Donald Trump that the self-ruled island is committed to defending itself from China. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/14/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-lai-military-funding-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/14/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-lai-military-funding-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#asiapacific</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#taiwan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#china</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/laichingte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#laichingte</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#defense</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwanstrait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#taiwanstrait</a>

The Japan TimesWith China's growing threat against Taiwan, experts argue that real deterrence — such as increased training military ties with other nations — may be necessary to prevent an invasion and protect regional stability. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/29/japan/how-to-secure-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/29/japan/how-to-secure-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#commentary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#taiwan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#china</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#defense</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwanjapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#taiwanjapanrelations</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwanusrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#taiwanusrelations</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwanstrait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#taiwanstrait</a>

The Japan TimesA new board game set against the backdrop of armed conflict around Taiwan invites players to participate in an imaginary Chinese invasion 20 years from now. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/30/asia-pacific/taiwan-board-game-chinese-invasion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/30/asia-pacific/taiwan-board-game-chinese-invasion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#asiapacific</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#taiwan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#china</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwanstrait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#taiwanstrait</a>

The Japan TimesA U.S. and a Canadian warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait together on Sunday less than a week after China conducted a new round of war games around the island, with Beijing denouncing the mission as "disruptive." <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/21/asia-pacific/us-canadian-navies-taiwan-strait/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/21/asia-pacific/us-canadian-navies-taiwan-strait/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#asiapacific</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canada</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#taiwan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwanstrait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#taiwanstrait</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#china</a>

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