The operation intensifies an initially relatively restrained reaction to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's Wednesday meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Based on Saturday’s initial announcement, the intensity of drills was equivalent to a long-distance, large-scale patrol, said Chieh Chung, assistant professor of military strategy at Tamkang University in New Taipei City. “It is not a strategic exercise specifically focused on the scenario of a Taiwan invasion like last time.
Even if the Chinese military stops short of its most dangerous behavior in this instance, Taiwanese analysts and officials remain concerned about a constant, step-by-step escalation that undermines a fragile military balance that has held for decades. China this week “Just like the response to Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, this is not a one off; it will be conducted in a manner and at a pace that we choose,” the Global Times, a nationalist state-run Chinese tabloid, said in a Friday editorial. “The result of our counterattack will be to consolidate and strengthen our initiative and dominance in the Taiwan Strait.”“I am now more worried about accidents,” said Chieh, the military strategy expert.
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