Warplanes, destroyers geared toward Taiwan: China flexes navy prowess in video

In a video launched by the Chinese state media, Beijing demonstrated its navy may because it launched drills round Taiwan following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s go to to Taipei.

China stated it has begun workouts with warplanes, navy ships and missiles in six zones surrounding Taiwan (File)

Tension escalated throughout the Taiwan Strait after China launched a sequence of navy workouts round Taipei in response to the go to of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. While the United States, Australia and Japan urged China to right away stop its navy workouts, Beijing flexed its navy prowess in a video shared by state media on Twitter.

Footage of on-the-spot of #PLA’s drills across the island of Taiwan. Highlights included 100+ warplanes being deployed, China’s new-generation aerial refueler YU-20 was unveiled, and over ten destroyers and frigates conducting a joint blockade train. pic.twitter.com/UNtWohVn82

— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) August 7, 2022

Global Times, the mouthpiece of the Chinese authorities, posted a video with the caption, “Footage of on-the-spot of PLA’s drills around the island of Taiwan. Highlights included 100+ warplanes being deployed, China’s new-generation aerial refueler YU-20 was unveiled, and over ten destroyers and frigates conducting a joint blockade exercise.”

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The propaganda video showcases China’s navy may. From warplanes, to the disclosing of new-generation aerial refueler YU-20, the video of the joint blockade train is a warning to Twaiwan, the island Beijing claims as its personal territory.

China says it has begun workouts involving warplanes, navy ships and missile strikes in six zones surrounding Taiwan. Those lie as little as 20 kilometers (12 miles) off the island’s coast, probably infringing on Taiwan’s territorial waters. The drills are seen in response to Nancy Pelosi’s go to to Taiwan.

China has more and more forcefully declared that Taiwan have to be introduced beneath its management, by drive, if needed, and in defiance of the US and different backers of the island’s democracy.

China’s President Xi Jinping has stated Taiwan’s destiny can’t stay unsettled indefinitely and US navy officers have stated China might search a navy answer throughout the subsequent few years.

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