CCP Military Exercises Around Taiwan ‘All About Signaling’: Expert

CCP Military Exercises Around Taiwan ‘All About Signaling’: Expert
A missile from the rocket force of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) takes part in operations during the combat readiness patrol and military exercises around the Taiwan Island, on April 7, 2023. Liu Mingsong/Xinhua via AP
Andrew Thornebrooke
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China’s communist regime is concluding three days of provocative military exercises around Taiwan, but experts are divided on whether the incident is mere posturing or a more serious attempt to prepare for war.

The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) military wing declared that the exercises demonstrated the regime is “ready to fight” after rehearsing a simulating encirclement and blockade of Taiwan, which the CCP claims is part of its territory.
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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