[New post] Dire Straits – the Price Taiwan Needs to Pay in the Wake of Pelosi’s Visit

Adrian Chiu posted: " Written by Li-Chiang Yuan. Image credit: Tsai Ing-wen/ Facebook. "The fastest track to a bloody war between China and the United States runs through Taiwan." Graham Allison To counteract the United States Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan," Taiwan Insight <strong>Dire Straits – the Price Taiwan Needs to Pay in the Wake of Pelosi's Visit</strong> Adrian Chiu Aug 12 Written by Li-Chiang Yuan. To counteract the United States Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, China warned the US that it was "playing with fire" through wolf warrior diplomacy and punishment of Taiwan. After Pelosi left Taiwan, China conducted the largest-ever military exercise against Taiwan since the 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis. The People's Liberation Army's 4-day live fire exercise from 4th to 8th of August, 2022, has broken the record and set "three firsts": 1. Missiles directly flying over Taiwan; 2. PLA's crossing the median line of Taiwan Strait, and 3. Exercise areas encircle Taiwan, and PLA reaches Taiwan's 12 territorial seas and airspace. Naturally, no one in Taiwan would welcome these "Firsts". Read more of this post Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Taiwan Insight. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://taiwaninsight.org/2022/08/12/dire-straits-the-price-taiwan-needs-to-pay-in-the-wake-of-pelosis-visit/ Powered by WordPress.com