China Launches Massive Military Drills Around Taiwan

Tuesday, April 01, 2025

China's military kicked off joint exercises involving its army, navy, air force and rocket force around Taiwan as a "stern warning," days after USSECDEF Pete Hegseth vowed to counter "China's aggression" on his first visit to Asia.

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China launches surprise military drills around Taiwan

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If the Trump administration moves on Iran, China takes Taiwan.

#1 | Posted by ExpectingReign at 2025-04-01 09:53 AM | Reply

We've got the US President threatening to take over Greenland and Canada while supporting Russian's annexation of Ukraine. Why wouldn't China just do the same with Taiwan? It's not like the US is going to do anything about it.

#2 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-04-01 01:36 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 5

The time for any nefarious actor to act is under the Trumpf junta, like Erdogan jailing his political opponent (not a peep from the White House). China is spending millions on this massive exercise around Taiwan and their fleet recently conducted drills in the Tasman Sea between Australia and Taiwan. The military planners in Beijing have four years to act. As capitalists, China would rather absorb Taiwan without damaging its industries and killing too many of their fellow Chinese. In Oct 1962 JFK used the USN to embargo Cuba during the missile crisis and I could see Beijing attempting such a suffocation, causing Taipei to "tap out." USSECDEF Pete Hellsbreath talks about defending Taiwan, but does the junta mean it?

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-04-01 01:58 PM | Reply

Taiwan bleak away from Chy-na :)
Crimea break away from Ukraine :(

Come back when you have a referendum

#4 | Posted by itchyp at 2025-04-02 04:24 AM | Reply

Stinky Pete thinks the Taiwan Strait is a poker hand. Mike Waltz cannot find Taiwan on a map. Tulsi Gabbard doesn't know anything about the enmity between the PRC and Taiwan, but she will ask around and get back to us. That big chip foundry north of Phoenix will soon be owned by Huawei and thousands of Chinese national will be swarming the Western US by Memorial Day...

#5 | Posted by catdog at 2025-04-02 08:35 AM | Reply

While I have high regard for our American military...Trump's appointments including his Secretary of Defense makes me more than a little worried if a massive shooting war ever breaks out. I worry Trump and his team can be leveraged..that is, they can be bought off to sacrifice Taiwan . Hope neither a war breaks out nor Trump's appointments have to make major decisions.

#6 | Posted by Hughmass at 2025-04-02 09:51 AM | Reply

they can be bought off to sacrifice Taiwan

dude, 'they' don't even 'own' Taiwan so 'sacrificing' it is a non-sequitir.

the United States recognized the Government of the People's Republic of China as the sole legal government of China, acknowledging the Chinese position that there is but one China and Taiwan is part of China.

#7 | Posted by itchyp at 2025-04-02 03:09 PM | Reply

Taiwan has 12 diplomatic allies that recognise Taiwan as the ROC (and thus do not have official relations with Beijing): Belize, Guatemala, Haiti, Holy See, Marshall Islands, Palau, Paraguay, St Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Eswatini and Tuvalu.

US- not on list

#8 | Posted by itchyp at 2025-04-02 03:11 PM | Reply

I think the functional equivalent would be, say, Japan arming Hawaii, then pushing Hawaii at US - "Go on! Fight him!"

No good can possibly come from this, outside to the junket reps inappropriately dealing with Taiwan outside diplomatic channels, self-dealing.

#9 | Posted by itchyp at 2025-04-02 03:18 PM | Reply

It's way past time to give Taiwan a few dozen nuclear devices. That will keep the hordes of fascist coming from the mainland in check.
Down with corrupt dictatorship in China and power to the people of Taiwan!

#10 | Posted by Wildman62 at 2025-04-02 05:02 PM | Reply