China has surrounded Taiwan in what it's calling a “strong punishment”. These two days of military exercises are in retaliation for the Taiwanese President calling on China to stop threatening them and to recognize their democracy. With China saying that those supporting independence for Taiwan will be left with “heads broken and blood flowing”. And while China believes that declaring independence is something Taiwan could do, it doesn’t have to and it won’t because the reality is that Taiwan is already its own country. It has nothing to declare independence from. These Chinese drills are simulating a full-scale armed invasion and a blockade of Taiwan. And Taiwan says that China is undermining regional peace. Adding that they don’t seek conflict but if China wants to fight, we’ll fight. The US has condemned the Chinese aggression. Japan and the US are expected to defend Taiwan in the event of an invasion, and have built a coalition that may include the majority of the West and the majority of China’s neighbors.
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Produced by: Ben Wheeler, Philip DeFranco
Edited by: Ben Wheeler
Art Department: William Crespo
Writing/Research: Ben Wheeler, Philip DeFranco
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9 сен 2024