Chinese military drills send 'political message' to Taiwan, US, Japan says analyst

The Manila Times

Chinese military drills send 'political message' to Taiwan, US, Japan says analyst  China's recent military exercises around Taiwan are intended to send “a political message” to the island, as well as the United States and Japan, says Foreign Affairs Analyst at MERICS, Claus Soong. “The most important goal here is to exercise cutting off Taiwan from the supply of energy, food, trade, and prevent the chance for external actors to step in," Soong says of the drills.  AFP VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net   Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion   Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #TheManilaTimes #worldnews  #taiwan  #china  #politics

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00:00The exercise mobilizes various branches, including army, navy, air force, and rocket force,

00:08and the goal is to train the capability to control not only over the traditional space,

00:15like air, sea, and land, but also over the electromagnetic spectrum and cyberspace.

00:23So we are seeing this exercise, or this drill, is actually having a clear picture to showing

00:32off how, in the event of invasion, how the PLA will take over and react.

00:41The most important goal here is to exercise cutting off Taiwan from the supply of energy,

00:49food, trade, and prevent the chance for external actors to step in.

00:57There's a common view, especially in Europe, I think, that comparing Ukraine and Taiwan together,

01:03however, this is compare orange and apple. They're different species, and for Americans,

01:10Ukraine is Europe's problem, and it has to be solved by Europeans.

01:19But the Indo-Pacific is getting more important for the U.S., and it's not just the U.S.,

01:28but also organizing or collaborating with the country in the region.

01:33But I think there's a key message here, or a key difference between a real invasion

01:39and these kinds of exercises. Even though it's showing off to all the people,

01:44this is sending a political message, especially to Taiwan and the United States,

01:49maybe somehow a little bit to Japan as well.

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