China launched its most extensive war games around Taiwan on Monday to showcase Beijing’s ability to cut off the island from outside support in a conflict, testing Taipei’s resolve to defend itself and its arsenal of U.S.-made weapons.
The Eastern Theatre Command said it had deployed troops, warships, fighter jets and artillery for its “Justice Mission 2025” exercises to encircle the democratically governed island, conduct live fire and simulated strikes on land and sea targets, and drills to blockade Taiwan’s main ports.
The live-firing exercises will continue on Tuesday across a record seven zones designated by China’s Maritime Safety Administration, making the drills the largest to date by total coverage and in areas closer to Taiwan than previous exercises. The military had initially said artillery firing would be confined to five zones.
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
You say this while supporting a military US ally?
You say this while supporting Russia?!
I support the invaded countries. You support the invaders.
What Israel is doing in Gaza is abhorrent.
What Russia is doing in Ukraine is terrible.
What China is planning to do in Taiwan is awful.
You don’t support the invaded countries. Taiwan is a land illegitimstely invaded by the Kuomintang and its citizens deserve to be liberated from western puppeteering. You support the western manufactured continuation of the island’s government because you align with the west.
Have you once expressed your support of Gaddafi in this website against western invasion and meddling? Your support of Cuba and Venezuela? Your support of Mosaddeq in Iran? Your support of Lenin against external invasion by England, France, Germany, Italily and the USA during the Russian civil war? Your support of Jacobo Árbenz in Guatemala? You dont support the invaded countries, you support what the western agenda tells you to support
By “liberated”, you mean invaded by a larger neighbour against the demonstrable will of the population, so no, they don’t deserve that.
No; he died before this website existed.
Cuba I support; they’ve shown how socialised healthcare can be far more effective and inexpensive than involving the private sector, and have held their own despite long term agitation, interference and intimidation by their large neighbour.
Venezuela I know less about. I knew a Venezuelan expat who left because he felt unsafe as a mixed race resident, but I’m afraid that that sort of persecution is all too common in lots of countries, and it’s getting worse b because of the rise of the far right at Putin’s intervention.
A bit before my time, that one, I think. I’m inclined to disbelieve you on it, I’m afraid, because your takes on current world events fly in the face of facts and logic, so feel free to point me to Wikipedia to put me straight if it’s just a British cover up of yet one more awful act of our awful track record of imperial nastiness.
You shouldn’t rely on Wikipedia for geopolitically relevant events. Fortunately, the Russian revolution was early enough that the CIA didn’t exist at the time, so there’s a decent Wikipedia article about it