{"id":21341,"date":"2022-09-02T15:00:02","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T22:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/?p=21341"},"modified":"2022-09-02T13:31:25","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T20:31:25","slug":"china-simulates-attacks-on-us-warships-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/china-simulates-attacks-on-us-warships-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"China simulates attacks on US warships \u2013 Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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RT – September 2, 2022<\/p>\n

China is taking steps to dominate the waters around Taiwan, drilling with simulated attacks on US Navy warships and updating its invasion plans to reflect lessons learned from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry has reportedly warned lawmakers in Taipei.<\/p>\n

China has been \u201cusing combat drills to carry out simulated attacks on US ships that enter the first island chain,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Reuters<\/a> cited the Taiwanese Defense Ministry as saying on Thursday in a report to the self-governing island\u2019s parliament. The \u201cfirst island chain\u201d<\/em> refers to a stretch of islands running from the outskirts of Japan to Borneo \u2013 a region where Beijing aims to gain strategic control by 2035, the ministry said.<\/p>\n

According to the report, China is taking steps to prevent other countries from coming to Taiwan\u2019s aid in the event of an attack. China\u2019s military has ramped up intimidation tactics this year to undermine Taipei\u2019s morale and force reunification negotiations, the defense ministry said. China has \u201csubstantially threatened our nation’s defense security and endangered peace, security and stability in the areas near the Taiwan Strait.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Beijing cut off military and climate ties with the US and conducted war games in the Taiwan Strait last month, after US House Speaker Nancy Pelolsi defied Beijing\u2019s warnings against visiting Taiwan. China considers Taiwan to be part of its sovereign territory and has vowed to reunify with the breakaway province, by force if necessary.<\/p>\n

The Taiwanese defense report suggested that China could use special forces to \u201cdecapitate\u201d<\/em> Taiwan\u2019s command systems. Beijing also is capable of using cyberwarfare to disrupt communications and could blockade Taiwan, cut off energy supplies and seek to wreck the island\u2019s economy, the ministry said.<\/p>\n

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