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| Chinese military conducts land assault drills near Taiwan |
| 2019-09-09 |
| [ALMASDARNEWS] The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) recently conducted a joint land assault exercise featuring multiple military branches near the island of Taiwan, which military experts said on Sunday shows the Chinese military is ready to unleash its full potential against Taiwan secessionist forces and intends to send a stern warning to countries that intervene in China’s internal affairs. The 74th Group Army of the PLA recently held a joint land assault exercise off the eastern coast of South China’s Guangdong Province, with the navy and air force joining the simulated attack, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Thursday. Led by the navy’s amphibious assault ships, with additional air support, a combined arms brigade of the army launched a joint assault on a coastal area. Navy minesweepers and obstacle breaking boats first cleared a path through the sea, and amphibious assault vehicles of the army stormed to the coast from multiple directions. As the army closed in on the coast, warplanes, artilleries and tanks launched simulated joint strikes from multiple points and successfully seized the position. While the defending team attempted counterattacks, the army called in air strikes from a communications command platform, guiding fighter aircraft and long-range rockets that eliminated the defender’s threat. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 Threatening every one of its neighbors didn't work out so well for Wilhelmine Germany. Or Napoleonic France. Or Sparta. Why do the Chinese think their own bullying tactics will end any differently? |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-09-09 19:34 |
| #11 I wish Japan would sell some of their AIP subs to Taiwan. Vietnam too. |
| Posted by: The peanut gallery 2019-09-09 17:37 |
| #10 We need to report this to the United Nations right away. |
| Posted by: Matt 2019-09-09 14:43 |
| #9 ^ And money |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-09-09 13:10 |
| #8 They will need a D-Day size invasion And balls several sizes bigger than the best of them. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2019-09-09 13:00 |
| #7 Groth Hupans2047 - the native Taiwan Independence party actually does look toward Japan with friendship... It is one of their conflicts with the KMT based parties. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-09-09 12:59 |
| #6 Also Trump has removed restriction on advanced arms sales to Taiwan. The are in the process of acquiring anti-shipping guided missiles. Also acquiring licenses to build nasty stuff. Taiwan may not love the Japanese but they need the sea lanes open also. |
| Posted by: Groth Hupans2047 2019-09-09 11:45 |
| #5 China's weak link in invasion is their transport capability. They will need a D-Day size invasion for it to be successful and right now they don't have it. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2019-09-09 10:14 |
| #4 This was a simple unopposed drill but the Chicoms are in the process of building 5 40,000 ton LHDs, plus a bunch of other amphibious lift. Here's hoping Emperor Xi implodes before it's all ready. |
| Posted by: The peanut gallery 2019-09-09 09:28 |
| #3 really tough - when nobody's shooting at them or sinking their transports by torpedo |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-09-09 08:39 |
| #2 Sounds like a Tom Clancy novel. When are they invading Siberia? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2019-09-09 08:14 |
| #1 Sure. Like they marched up and down around HK. They're revealed for the bullies they are. It's just downhill for them now. I'd worry about covert reprisals on the Trump family and presidency from them. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2019-09-09 05:21 |