Show of Force by Beijing Follows Free Chinese President’s Parley With McCarthy

In three days of intimidation exercises, Communist Chinese ships and planes made a show of simulating the destruction of just about anything on Taiwan at which they happened to aim their weapons — and a blockade of the island democracy.

CCTV via AP, file
Chinese navy ships take part in a military drill in the Taiwan Strait on April 9, 2023, as seen on China's CCTV. CCTV via AP, file

The Communist regime at Beijing seems to want everyone in the Republic of China on Taiwan to know exactly how it would attack key targets on what it considers a breakaway province if President Xi Jinping decides to order an invasion.

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