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China maneuvers with live ammunition against Taiwan's ports and power plants. Pentagon document on "defense of Taiwan" is released

2025-04-02 19:42:12Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
China maneuvers with live ammunition against Taiwan's ports and power
China conducts live ammunition drills against Taiwan's ports and power plants

The Chinese military is increasing the threat against Taiwan.

Aircraft and ships under the red flag have used combat munitions in the strait against targets simulating ports and energy infrastructure on the island.

This was stated by the Chinese command responsible for operations against the "province" that the communist government has sought to control for more than seventy years.

The large-scale maneuvers were launched without warning on Tuesday, April 1, by a naval air force that includes more than 70 aircraft, 20 ships with the Shandong carrier strike group, Coast Guard units and missile units based on the China coast.

The first day, the Chinese command explained, was a simulation of an air-sea blockade to "punish Taiwanese separatists" and in particular President Lai Ching-te, described in a video produced by the People's Liberation Army as a "parasite that sprouts worms in the island's territory."

Today, on the second day, aircraft and missiles were used in tests to destroy selected targets such as ports and power plants, which the Chinese would like to render unusable in the event of war to block the flow of supplies and leave the besieged island in darkness.

The maneuvers are called “Thunder in the Strait 2025A”: the first letter of the alphabet suggests that the series will be expanded.

Meanwhile, the maneuver has attracted the attention of the United States.

The State Department has said that America "remains engaged with Taiwan and other allies in the face of Chinese intimidation and destabilizing behavior."

The statement from the US State Department led by Marco Rubio added that "China's aggressive activities and rhetoric towards Taiwan once again endanger the security of the region and the prosperity of the world."

"The United States supports peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and opposes unilateral change of the status quo," the statement concluded.

This is not a foregone conclusion as the White House deals directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin, corners Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and US President Donald Trump threatens to take control of Greenland by force.

Trump has also criticized the Taipei government for its low military spending (about 3 percent of GDP) and accused the Taiwanese microchip industry of stealing the US market, pointing to the usual tariff table.

Washington's strategy could give Beijing a glimpse of the opportunity to try Taiwanese entrepreneurship "at low cost," without having to challenge direct intervention from the United States.

But just as Xi Jinping's generals were launching the maneuvers, the Pentagon has uncovered a classified memorandum signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, ordering military planners to prioritize deterring the Chinese from attempting to invade Taiwan.

The document ended up in the Washington Post on Monday, proving that not all "leaks" are intended to damage an administration's good name.

The document sent to Pentagon offices states that "China is the primary threat and our main scenario involves denying the Chinese the possibility of a fait accompli with the capture of Taiwan."

"Taiwan has never seen such a clear statement from the United States," Jun-ji Shih, a former deputy prime minister and member of Taipei's National Security Council, told the Washington Post.

But the phase of uncertainty in American alliances opened by Trump still leaves many unknowns about the island's future.


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