China has increased its incursions into Taiwan’s airspace over the last year, part of strategic harassment that is taking a toll on the island’s resources

Summary

China’s military is intensifying its campaign to pressure Taiwan through record airspace incursions, joint military drills, cyber warfare, and blockades, as it aims to exhaust Taiwan’s resources and deter independence.

Analysts say Beijing employs an “anaconda strategy” to squeeze Taiwan without full-scale invasion, though U.S. intelligence suggests China may achieve invasion capability by 2027.

Despite escalating PLA activities, Taiwan resists capitulation, maintaining strong defense responses.

Experts predict continued PLA provocations in 2025 as Beijing practices for its long-term goal of reunification under Communist Party control.

  • FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    1 day ago

    TIL they still use ski jumps. As long as Taiwan remains our ally, any CVN within a hemisphere means Beijing can’t do shit.

    That is, of course, assuming this administration maintains that backup…which worries me for Ukrainian and Taiwanese lives.

      • GreenKnight23@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        13 hours ago

        see the curve of that runway in the picture.

        that’s because their jets lack the throughput to get adequate lift when they take off from a flat runway. so they make one end of the runway look like a ski jump to give it more lift.