China appears to wind down threatening wargames near Taiwan
Source: AP
BEIJING (AP) China on Wednesday repeated military threats against Taiwan while appearing to wind down wargames near the self-governing island it claims as its own territory that have raised tensions between the two sides to their highest level in years.
The message in a lengthy policy statement issued by the Cabinets Taiwan Affairs Office and its news department followed almost a week of missile firings and incursions into Taiwanese waters and airspace by Chinese warships and air force planes.
The actions disrupted flights and shipping in a region crucial to global supply chains, prompting strong condemnation from the U.S., Japan and others.
An English-language version of the Chinese statement said Beijing would work with the greatest sincerity and exert our utmost efforts to achieve peaceful reunification.
FILE - In this photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, a People's Liberation Army member looks through binoculars during military exercises as Taiwan's frigate Lan Yang is seen at the rear on Aug. 5, 2022. China on Wednesday, Aug. 10, reaffirmed its threat to use military force to bring self-governing Taiwan under its control, amid threatening Chinese military exercises that have raised tensions between the sides to their highest level in years. (Lin Jian/Xinhua via AP, File)
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marble falls
(57,010 posts)House of Roberts
(5,162 posts)and always stops just short of hitting you, hoping you'll flinch.
Bayard
(22,005 posts)Now go away.
BlueWavePsych
(2,635 posts)turbinetree
(24,683 posts)Martin68
(22,765 posts)I wonder how much each missile they fired into the ocean cost.
IronLionZion
(45,380 posts)considering how that's working out in Ukraine