CChinese nationalists are outraged over Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. The lines of crisis communication between the US and China are closed. There have been special rounds of talks between India and China regarding the air violation of the PLA. A lot of incidents were reported in the Strait of Taiwan last week, and chinascope Lets you dive at once into everything that has changed our world.
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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi raised nationalist sentiments in China to a new high after meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen. Chinese social media mocked described introduced Pelosi as an “old lady” and blamed Taipei for allegedly lobbying to invite Pelosi.
Angry Chinese nationalists sought answers from the Beijing government as people commented on social media about how Pelosi could land in Taiwan because the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) would have shot down his plane.
As Pelosi left Taipei, the PLA’s Eastern Theater Command began a military exercise around Taiwan in what appeared to be a mock attack. The hashtag “The Eastern Theater has launched a series of joint military operations” on Weibo was viewed 530 million times.
Many Chinese political bodies and military issued Statements condemning Pelosi’s visit and ‘eroding the consensus of one-China policy’.
Military experts described the PLA exercise as a power projection to demonstrate China’s ability to attack Taipei in the future. PLA Rocket Force launched 11 ballistic missiles, including DF-15B missiles, fell on the north, northeast, south, southeast and eastern side of the islands of Taiwan. The Taiwanese public wondered why their military did not use the Patriot anti-ballistic missile system to shoot down the DF-15B. But 11 ballistic missiles from the PLA Rocket Force did not travel over Taiwan’s airspace to trigger a Patriot battery response.
missile Continuous To fly closer to Taiwan’s airspace on Saturday. The PLA broadcast the entire military exercise via video of jets flying close to Taiwanese territory, missiles flying over the Taiwan Strait and the PLA Navy crossing the midline. Military propaganda is part of Beijing’s counterintelligence strategy compared to Taiwan and neighboring countries.
Five ballistic missiles landed in Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone, raising concerns among Japanese defense officials about the potential impact of the PLA’s war gaming on the actual Taiwan contingency.
The PLA also demonstrated precision strike capability by launching long-range guided strikes with the WS-03A Multiple Rocket Launcher System (MRLS) and the PHL-16 Rocket System. The rockets were launched from Fujian’s Pington Island and landed in waters west of Taiwan.
In addition to power launches from sea and land, air infiltration by the PLA was intensified.
A total of 207 PLA aircraft have entered Taiwan’s ADIZ since 2 August, crossing the ‘middle line’ between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan, which is considered an artificial defense barrier between the two.
A PLA expert described the purpose of the exercise as Taiwan’s ‘reunification’ with the mainland.
“In the final analysis, the exercise creates the conditions for the early realization of national reunification in the future,” Professor Meng Jiangqing of the National Defense University widely stated. saw Chinese state television broadcast.
Rising nationalist sentiment over Pelosi’s visit to Taipei sent social media trends off the charts on the mainland. The hashtag “PLA will launch a series of targeted military operations” on Weibo was viewed 2.5 billion times. another Hashtags, “Only One China” garnered over 2 billion views in the past few days.
In addition to military exercises, important digital networks in Taiwan were affected cyber attacks Attributed to addresses originating in China and Russia.
Beijing took several steps to express its distaste for Pelosi’s visit. General Administration of Customs of the PRC Suspended Imports of 100 goods from Taiwan including items such as tea leaves, dried fruits, honey, cocoa beans, vegetables and more. The imposing economic cost on Taiwan is a book we have seen before in Beijing’s difficult relations with the US and Australia.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has canceled meetings of the Sino-US Theater Commanders’ Talk, the Sino-US Defense Policy Coordination Dialogue and the Sino-US Military Maritime Consultative Agreement. The ministry also announced the suspension of US-China cooperation on the repatriation of illegal immigrants, cooperation on legal aid in criminal matters, cooperation against transnational crimes, cooperation against drugs and climate change negotiations.
There is concern about the potential for further sudden escalation as phone lines between officials in the two countries have cooled. Highly placed Chinese military officials did not pick up US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin phone calls on Friday.
The current state of tense US-China relations is likely to last for months before both sides agree to a new position on Taiwan.
When the PLA exercise was about to end on Sunday, the situation looked far from normal. About ten battleships from the PRC and Taiwan side sailed in close quarters in the Taiwan Strait, with some PRC ships crossing the midline.
“The recent PRC exercises around us aimed at changing the status quo of the Taiwan Strait, infringing on our sovereignty, and creating tensions in the Indo-Pacific region. The ROC armed forces do not want any escalation, but we do not face any challenge and respond with reason.” Told Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense in a tweet.
In a special address to the people of Taiwan, President Tsai called Beijing’s live fire drill “irresponsible”. “We strive to maintain the status quo in the Taiwan Straits, and always keep an open mind for constructive dialogue,” Told Tsai.
Even Taiwan’s opposition Kuomintang Party, which has sought to establish ties with Beijing, condemned Military exercises around Taiwan.
Despite a flurry of comments on Chinese social media and a surge of rhetoric on Chinese state television, newspapers only gave brief coverage of military exercises around Taiwan.
Experts believe Pelosi’s visit prompted Beijing to respond with extensive military exercises, as domestic sentiment demanded leaders act with words. some have started Call Current Wave of Tension Fourth Taiwan Straits Crisis, But Others Not So convinced,
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India and China held a special round of talks on 2 August to discuss the recent airspace violations by the PLAAF at the Chushul-Moldo meeting point.
“During the military talks, the Indian side strongly objected to Chinese flight activities near the eastern Ladakh sector for over a month and asked them to refrain from such provocative activities,” sources told the news agency. ANI,
The conversation took place after the media reported face to face On June 25 there is a conflict between the PLA and the Indian Air Force (IAF) involving a PLAAF J-11 aircraft that takes off very close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at 4 am.
If reports of tension on the LAC weren’t enough, India and the US would have held annual events. war exercise Exercise from 14th to 31st October at Auli, Uttarakhand. 2021 Edition of war exercise Held in Alaska, USA. Although the training program has existed as part of the UN peacekeeping scenario training since 2004, the current round of training in the context of tensions with China enhances the role of the India-US partnership in the regional security architecture.
On 5 August 2019, the Narendra Modi government announced the abrogation of Kashmir’s semi-autonomous status under Article 370. China’s actions on the LAC since 2020 are often cited by some commentators as being linked to the repeal move.
Last week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry commented on the anniversary of the repeal. “On the issue of Kashmir, China’s position is clear and consistent. The Kashmir issue is an issue left over from history between India and Pakistan. It is also a shared vision of the international community. We had said then that the parties concerned need to exercise restraint and prudence. In particular, the parties should refrain from taking actions that unilaterally alter the status quo or increase tensions. We call upon India and Pakistan to resolve relevant disputes peacefully through dialogue and consultation. Told Hua Chunying, Spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
In South Asia, there have been disputes between India and China on many issues. India had recently objected to the visit of China’s research and survey vessel Yuan Wang 5 to Sri Lanka. The ship is still on its way. But it seems that Sri Lanka has agreed to ask Beijing defer ship tour.
As tensions were rising in the Taiwan Strait, the Foreign Minister of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations gathered in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Although the Chinese Foreign Minister participated in the proceedings in Phnom Penh, the event did not go smoothly. China Cancelled A planned bilateral meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi.
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“In the mid-90s, the PLA was actually a Chihuahua,” said John Culver, comparing the current Taiwan Straits crisis with the Taiwan Straits crisis of 1995–96. Culver is a former national intelligence officer for East Asia and a CIA analyst with a focus on China. He spoke to Kaiser Kuo of SuperChina to discuss the trajectory of the current Taiwan Strait tension. chinascope recommend listening Conversation,
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