China-Taiwan: Aircraft carrier 'seals off' island on third day of drills

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China said it was simulating "sealing off" Taiwan in a third day of drills as it appeared to use an aircraft carrier to launch jets towards the island.

Taiwan said it had detected jets to its east while China said its Shandong aircraft carrier had taken part.

Beijing began the exercises on Saturday after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen met the US House Speaker in California.

So far however the drills are not as big as those that followed Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei last August.

Taiwan considers itself a sovereign state. China sees it as a breakaway province that will eventually be brought under Beijing's control - by force if necessary.

On Monday Taiwan said it had spotted another 70 warplanes and 11 ships in its surrounding waters.

[Kwasaki]

Yeah like US keep ya nose out of our internal affairs. 

[StreetCowboy]

5 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

Yeah like US keep ya nose out of our internal affairs. 

Republic of China internal affairs, or People's Republic of China internal affairs?

[Chomper Higgot]

13 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

Yeah like US keep ya nose out of our internal affairs. 

Backing the aggressor again I see.

[vandeventer]

China is saying pi.. me off a little and this happens. So if you pi-- me off a lot all he-- is going to brake loose. Now what is Biden going to do? Sell very advance weapons to Taiwan? Or let China's words roll of his back?

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53 minutes ago, vandeventer said:

China is saying pi.. me off a little and this happens. So if you pi-- me off a lot all he-- is going to brake loose. Now what is Biden going to do? Sell very advance weapons to Taiwan? Or let China's words roll of his back?

You could actually look this stuff up via something called Google. Or do you prefer to fulminate?

 

Taiwan's military to get a $619 million U.S. arms boost as China keeps up pressure

The United States has approved the potential sale of $619 million in new weapons to Taiwan, including missiles for its F-16 fleet, as the island reported a second day of large-scale Chinese air force incursions nearby.

The arms sales are likely to further sour already tense ties between Washington and Beijing, which has repeatedly demanded such deals stop, viewing them as unwarranted support for democratically governed Taiwan, an island China claims as its own territory.

The Pentagon said on Wednesday the U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale to Taiwan of arms and equipment that includes 200 anti-aircraft Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and 100 AGM-88B HARM missiles that can take out land-based radar stations.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/taiwans-military-us-arms-boost-china-pressure-rcna73027

[vandeventer]

1 hour ago, placeholder said:

You could actually look this stuff up via something called Google. Or do you prefer to fulminate?

 

Taiwan's military to get a $619 million U.S. arms boost as China keeps up pressure

The United States has approved the potential sale of $619 million in new weapons to Taiwan, including missiles for its F-16 fleet, as the island reported a second day of large-scale Chinese air force incursions nearby.

The arms sales are likely to further sour already tense ties between Washington and Beijing, which has repeatedly demanded such deals stop, viewing them as unwarranted support for democratically governed Taiwan, an island China claims as its own territory.

The Pentagon said on Wednesday the U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale to Taiwan of arms and equipment that includes 200 anti-aircraft Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and 100 AGM-88B HARM missiles that can take out land-based radar stations.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/taiwans-military-us-arms-boost-china-pressure-rcna73027

We know all this! I'm talking about weapons that will stop Chine like the most advanced laser weapons

https://optics.org/news/13/9/28

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1 minute ago, vandeventer said:

We know all this! I'm talking about weapons that will stop Chine like the most advanced laser weapons

https://optics.org/news/13/9/28

Sure you did.

As for that laser weapon, it was delivered to the army in September of 2022 as part of a demonstration project. So apparently a prototype not yet in general use even in US forces.

[John Drake]

Dress rehearsal for the invasion of Taiwan. Greenlit by Macron, a story that for some reason isn't deemed worthy of the "world" forum.

[vandeventer]

36 minutes ago, placeholder said:

Sure you did.

As for that laser weapon, it was delivered to the army in September of 2022 as part of a demonstration project. So apparently a prototype not yet in general use even in US forces.

This is the kind of weapons Taiwan needs, no need for ammunition's .and you can put them anywhere.

And yes I did know about the little they are sending.

[Kwasaki]

11 hours ago, StreetCowboy said:

Republic of China internal affairs, or People's Republic of China internal affairs?

It was a Chinese aircraft carrier so whatever they like to call China in the process of claiming Taiwan as part of there territory. 

 

I don't get it really I thought anything more than 24 miles off a mainland coast is in international waters.

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35 minutes ago, vandeventer said:

This is the kind of weapons Taiwan needs, no need for ammunition's .and you can put them anywhere.

And yes I did know about the little they are sending.

There's no evidence that it's even been incorporated into general use in the army. It was a very bad example.

[Kwasaki]

3 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Backing the aggressor again I see.

No Judge Dredd,  just my take on what China is demonstrating by their actions. 

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37 minutes ago, vandeventer said:

This is the kind of weapons Taiwan needs, no need for ammunition's .and you can put them anywhere.

And yes I did know about the little they are sending.

You may know how little. But you don't know how much.

First off, this is what's being given to Taiwan. Not what they have purchase.

U.S. House passes bill to provide US$12 billion in military aid to Taiwan

https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202212090002

 

Here's some of the stuff they've been able to buy

Taiwan showcases most advanced fighter jet after China drills

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/17/taiwan-shows-off-most-advanced-fighter-jet-after-china-drills

 

Taiwan Is Extending Conscription. Here’s How Its Military Compares to Other Countries

https://time.com/6245036/taiwan-conscription-military-comparison/

 

[vandeventer]

25 minutes ago, placeholder said:

You may know how little. But you don't know how much.

First off, this is what's being given to Taiwan. Not what they have purchase.

U.S. House passes bill to provide US$12 billion in military aid to Taiwan

https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202212090002

 

Here's some of the stuff they've been able to buy

Taiwan showcases most advanced fighter jet after China drills

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/17/taiwan-shows-off-most-advanced-fighter-jet-after-china-drills

 

Taiwan Is Extending Conscription. Here’s How Its Military Compares to Other Countries

https://time.com/6245036/taiwan-conscription-military-comparison/

 

So they don't have a China's men's chance of winning and they need Advanced weapons not outdated weapons to hold back China.

[Tug]

A nice intelligence bonanza imo I’m sure it’s beeing keenly observed by every sensor in the inventory a good read on their level of readiness in carrier operations they are new to the game remember great signals intelligence and their coding all in all an opportunity 

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On 4/11/2023 at 12:15 PM, vandeventer said:

So they don't have a China's men's chance of winning and they need Advanced weapons not outdated weapons to hold back China.

As pointed out elsewhere you and they need to change their focus from big ticket items to asymmetric weaponry. The US has been pushing them in that direction.