China has sent nearly 40 warplanes toward Taiwan just days before the island plans to hold military exercises to practise defending itself from a potential invasion.

Taiwan is set to conduct annual military exercises next week, including combat readiness drills, and to prepare its civilians for evacuations in the case of a possible air raid.

The evacuation exercise has drawn attention because it represents a significant departure from previous years – while normally people are just asked to go indoors for 30 minutes while the air raid sirens sound, this week police will escort anyone out on the street at the time of the drill to their nearest bomb shelter.

The drills are also covering a much greater sample of the population than previously, covering districts that account for a combined three million of Taiwan’s 23 million people, according to the Financial Times.

 

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Wanna bet Joe sends some naval assets to visit

Off topic post removed.

 

19 hours ago, Tug said:

Wanna bet Joe sends some naval assets to visit

I wouldn't bet a dime on anything "Uncle Joe does"

Chinese been rattling their cage about Taiwan since 1949! Famous Chinese proverb "Crap or get off the pot!"

Tug -  What is your point?

34 minutes ago, thaipo7 said:

Tug -  What is your point?

Show the flag stand shoulder to shoulder with our ally Taiwan personally I’d be delighted to see an international naval fleet sail through the the contested waters and make a port visit in Taiwan 

If Taiwan is upset about the Chinese military flying or sailing in their area, why don't THEY do something about it?

Not just wait for another country to come fight for them?

 

 

18 minutes ago, JohnOFphon said:

If Taiwan is upset about the Chinese military flying or sailing in their area, why don't THEY do something about it?

Not just wait for another country to come fight for them?

Probably because the Taiwanese really don't care, and like things just the way they are.  One party getting financial support to 'change' the minds, and it's not working ... IMHO

 

Some would think, inclusive, all this is the typical stir up the doom & gloom scenarios from outside agitators, for their own financial (defense contracts) interests.

 

A big nothing, except for headlines, as CH & Taiwan and too intertwined economically to change anything.  Benefits nobody.

Edited July 24, 20233 yr by KhunLA

China trying to save face for the impotence they've shown over the past 74 years!

6 hours ago, hotchilli said:

I wouldn't bet a dime on anything "Uncle Joe does"

Besides fall over and forget where he’s going!!!

 

6 hours ago, hotchilli said:

I wouldn't bet a dime on anything "Uncle Joe does"

Besides fall over and forget where he’s going!!!

On 7/23/2023 at 10:12 AM, Tug said:

Wanna bet Joe sends some naval assets to visit

Who cares what Joe does? China plays the long, intelligent game.

 

The US on the other hand gets heavily involved until it all becomes too difficult, or a different party is elected and changes direction. Then they simply pull out leaving a huge mess behind them. Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan are good examples. 

 

China won't be too worried about the US. If they can't/won't defend Ukraine they're hardly going to go out on a limb for Taiwan. Joe would do well to sit down somewhere quiet. He's still struggling to remember the rules of Checkers, the Chinese mastered Chess generations ago.

1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

Who cares what Joe does? China plays the long, intelligent game.

 

The US on the other hand gets heavily involved until it all becomes too difficult, or a different party is elected and changes direction. Then they simply pull out leaving a huge mess behind them. Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan are good examples. 

 

China won't be too worried about the US. If they can't/won't defend Ukraine they're hardly going to go out on a limb for Taiwan. Joe would do well to sit down somewhere quiet. He's still struggling to remember the rules of Checkers, the Chinese mastered Chess generations ago.

Oddly, the arrival of Biden in the White House was a reversal in the freehand China had previously been allowed.

 

 

20 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Oddly, the arrival of Biden in the White House was a reversal in the freehand China had previously been allowed.

 

 

Biden has done nothing about China except spout a load of drivel.

 

All mouth no trousers.

17 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Biden has done nothing about China except spout a load of drivel.

 

All mouth no trousers.

OK, if you say so:

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/26/china-trade-tech-00072232

10 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

OK, if you say so:

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/26/china-trade-tech-00072232

Yep that's sure to stop them taking over Taiwan ????.

2 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Yep that's sure to stop them taking over Taiwan ????.

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/03/us-announces-11bn-arms-sale-to-taiwan-angering-china
 

Still sticking with your ill-informed nonsense?

32 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Biden has done nothing about China except spout a load of drivel.

 

All mouth no trousers.

 

If 4 of those 40 Chinese made fighters survive during a real combat. ????

4 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/03/us-announces-11bn-arms-sale-to-taiwan-angering-china
 

Still sticking with your ill-informed nonsense?

 

A bit like selling someone a blunt knife as they walk into a gun fight.

 

http://english.scio.gov.cn/chinavoices/2023-03/06/content_85146919.htm#:~:text=The world's second largest economy's,last year was 7.1 percent.

 

On 7/24/2023 at 6:15 AM, 2baht said:

Chinese been rattling their cage about Taiwan since 1949! Famous Chinese proverb "Crap or get off the pot!"

Pot noodles?

18 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Oddly, the arrival of Biden in the White House was a reversal in the freehand China had previously been allowed.

 

 

That is an odd statement. Got a link?

18 hours ago, The Theory said:

If 4 of those 40 Chinese made fighters survive during a real combat. ????

I donno hopefully you are correct but I wouldn’t underestimate them now as far as carrier operations that will definitely take them time to become proficient