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10.06.26 - 18:30
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Taiwan Test Fires US Mobile Launchers Into Waters Directly Facing China For First Time (ZeroHedge)
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Taiwan Test Fires US Mobile Launchers Into Waters Directly Facing China For First Time
China's PLA military has long been known to intimidate and threaten the self-ruled island of Taiwan, mainly with large military exercises which sometime encircle it partially or completely, or else with a heavy naval boat presence in the Strait of Hormuz.
Taiwan's military often reacts by scrambling its own fighter jets to closely monitor the PLA maneuvers - seen as a natural defensive and reactive move. But this week, in a rare moment, Taiwan is finally doing some proactive flexing of its own.
EPA-EFE
"Taiwan fired U.S. mobile missile launchers into the strategic waters directly facing China for the first time, sending a message of resolve to Beijing and Washington," The Wall Street Journal reports.
This involved over 30 test rocket launches via truck-mounted High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS. Importantly, the launch site was an area near a river mouth on Taiwan's western coast....
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08.06.26 - 07:54
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The European Union Has Got a $2 Trillion Taiwan Problem (Bloomberg)
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Just before dawn on Jan. 17, a Chinese military drone crossed for the first time into Taiwanese airspace above a disputed coral reef in the South China Sea. The reconnaissance aircraft lingered over Pratas Island for a few minutes, while the Taiwanese issued warnings to leave over international radio frequencies....
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