Taiwan condemns China military drills as 'irrational provocations' | BBC News
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Published 2024-05-23
The drills come just three days after the inauguration of Taiwanese president William Lai, whom Beijing has labelled as a "separatist" and a "troublemaker".
Beijing, which has long claimed Taiwan, is performing the drills all around the main island, and the Taipei-controlled islands of Kinmen, Matsu, Wuqiu and Dongyin.
A spokesperson for the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has called them a "strong punishment" for "separatist acts".
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All Comments (21)
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"This is only a military drill." -Vladimir Putin before they started the war
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At the BBC, the weather in Beijing has never been sunny, haha
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it is not about china and Taiwan. it is all about China and USA.
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As a Taiwanese, this is the equivalent of watching a man child throwing a tantrum.
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I don’t know what the guys talked about to deter: Taiwan's navy currently has only four submarines: two World War II-era vessels from the U.S. used for training and two bought from the Netherlands in the 1980s.
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China is getting more serious, things are just warming up around Taiwan.
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This guy sounds so Australian
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Technically Taiwan doesn't exist. So to condemn another nation is a joke in itself.
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Taiwan about to be the next US backed meat grinder
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The bots are rampant but easy to spot
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solid and honest commentary, very rare to see from the BBC
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War left and right
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Thank you for sharing.
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West Taiwan is big mad
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No different to NATO holding drills in eastern europe.Also to add, the UK and EU doesnt recognise Taiwan as independant country
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Truth is forces engaged (30 warships, 40 aircrafts) in this drill are too small to be afraid of transferring into a war.
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Another mistake like Ukraine.
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China doesn't "see" Lai as pro independence, his whole political career is based on that, is just facts.
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All barks, no bites.
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leave California and Texas alone too
