China preparing to retake Taiwan by force

[DrLeftover]

23 July

Is Beijing doubling down on its longstanding threat to reclaim Taiwan by force? That’s a concern for some Taiwanese after China’s state broadcaster showcased a recent military drill that featured soldiers storming an apparent replica of the island’s presidential palace.

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/...-storm-replica-of-taiwan-presidential-office/


Evidently, China knows the US will not, and probably Can Not, intervene.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Our dear leader sure can frack up a planet let alone a our own country. Our piece crap dear leader will go down as the man who made the world burn.

 

[seasidemike]

That would be a big problem if China did that

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

That would be a big problem if China did that

PFFT! No it wouldn't. The world would do the same thing it did when Russia invaded and stole Crimea, and that is nothing! The world is weak and the dear leader has made America weak.

 

[seasidemike]

Are you still crying about Crimea?
Taiwan is a completely different situation.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Are you still crying about Crimea?
Taiwan is a completely different situation.

No it isn't. The world is weak and will do nothing but threaten with no teeth.

 

[DrLeftover]

Oh, by the way, Beijing also did this while Mr. Obama was on deck.

China Expands Island Construction in Disputed South China Sea
Construction of artificial islands shows Beijing isn’t backing off its territorial ambitions
18 February 2015

BEIJING—Newly released satellite images show a dramatic expansion in China’s construction of artificial islands on disputed South China Sea reefs, intensifying concerns about Beijing’s territorial ambitions.

The images provide the first visual evidence that China has built an artificial island covering 75,000 square yards—about 14 football fields—and including two piers, a cement plant and a helipad, at a land formation called Hughes Reef, according to experts who have studied the pictures. The reef, which is above water only at low tide, lies about 210 miles from the Philippines and 660 miles from China.

The pictures, taken by a commercial satellite division of Airbus Group and released by IHS Jane’s, a defense intelligence provider, also show that China has made significant progress in building similar infrastructure in two other places, Johnson South Reef and Gaven Reefs, where Beijing’s territorial claims overlap with those of its neighbors.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-expands-island-construction-in-disputed-south-china-sea-1424290852