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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,112 posts)
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 01:27 PM Sep 2020

China flies 18 warplanes near Taiwan during U.S. envoy's visit

Source: Politico

TAIPEI, Taiwan — China’s military sent 18 planes including fighter jets over the Taiwan Strait in an unusually large show of force Friday as a U.S. envoy held a day of closed-door meetings on the self-governing island claimed by China.

Under Secretary of State Keith Krach, who handles the economic growth, energy and the environment portfolio, held talks with Taiwan's minister of economic affairs and vice premier. He also met with business leaders over lunch and was to dine with President Tsai Ing-wen later Friday.

In response to Krach's visit, the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army held combat exercises near the Taiwan Strait, in at least the second round of war games this month aimed at intimidating supporters of the island's independent identity.

Taiwan’s defense ministry said two bombers and 16 fighter jets from China crossed into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone. It said it scrambled jets in response and monitored the movements of the Chinese planes.



Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-flies-18-warplanes-near-taiwan-during-us-envoys-visit/ar-BB19aVSh?li=BBnb7Kz

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China flies 18 warplanes near Taiwan during U.S. envoy's visit (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2020 OP
well catsudon Sep 2020 #1
The impeached impotent in the WH will do nothing and say nothing. ffr Sep 2020 #2
As far as I know, ewagner Sep 2020 #3
The Chinese isn't stupid. This Roc2020 Sep 2020 #4
This was in an area where US surveillance aircraft operate soryang Sep 2020 #5
China is just pushing their usual bullshit ripcord Sep 2020 #6

catsudon

(839 posts)
1. well
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 01:44 PM
Sep 2020

imagine you have a brother who lives in a mansion, but he comes to your hut next door and threatens to kill you and take your hut.... everyday since the split....

it is time to poop or get off the pot, i think china is just a paper tiger. the recent failed rocket launches has proven that. they may have stolen technology but it is by no means a perfect copy.

Taiwanese people and its allies are prepared to get it over with, this is long overdue.





ffr

(22,649 posts)
2. The impeached impotent in the WH will do nothing and say nothing.
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 02:19 PM
Sep 2020

If China moved on Taiwan, tRump wouldn't know what to do, because he doesn't have a dog in this fight.

Impotent!

ewagner

(18,964 posts)
3. As far as I know,
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 04:26 PM
Sep 2020

this level of provocation is new....it could be a rehearsal, or most likely, a "fishing expedition" to see how we respond and with how much force we respond....

I'm wondering if the Chinese are scaling up something to do during the chaos that they expect (and possibly provoke) up to and immediately after November 3.

Roc2020

(1,605 posts)
4. The Chinese isn't stupid. This
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 05:41 PM
Sep 2020

is all show for the world. They won't move on Taiwan. Trump would bust a nut if they did and gleefully declare War. And they won't get much pity from Biden.

soryang

(3,299 posts)
5. This was in an area where US surveillance aircraft operate
Sat Sep 19, 2020, 10:54 PM
Sep 2020

There were a couple of patrols recently

Occasionally a B 52 flight may go on a mission in the East China Sea. I think the point is "we're here every day."

ripcord

(5,084 posts)
6. China is just pushing their usual bullshit
Sun Sep 20, 2020, 11:36 AM
Sep 2020

No one in the world believes Taiwan is a breakaway province of China.

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