Taiwan Strait

Analysis-Venezuela-style strike on Taiwan’s leader could prove difficult for China

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Analysis-Venezuela-style strike on Taiwan’s leader could prove difficult for China

By Greg Torode and Yimou Lee HONG KONG/TAIPEI, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Some Chinese online users are calling for a Venezuela-style lightning strike for Taiwan’s leaders in a prelude to taking over the island, but analysts, scholars and security officials say China’s modernizing military is far from finished. In Taiwan, they say, China’s military has … Read more

Why China is conducting military exercises around Taiwan – and the story behind it

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Why China is conducting military exercises around Taiwan – and the story behind it

BEIJING (AP) — China’s decision to bring serious firepower to military exercises in the waters off Taiwan this week has deep roots — as much in recent weeks as in recent decades. The island is the most sensitive political subject for China. It has been since Taiwan split from the mainland in 1949 after a … Read more