Originally Posted by
m0nkfish
China wasn't 'openly rehearsing the bombing and blockade of peaceful Taiwan' a few years ago. You have to ask yourself what has changed. If we are to assume that military rehearsals indicate the absolute intent to conduct military operations then everybody is at it, including us!!
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-uk-...ls-2023-02-09/
All countries, including China and the US, need to step back from this nonsense, in this regard Macron is correct. The sabre rattling approach of the US is not helping, its making a conflict much more likely.
That link you've posted is from an exercise in the Nevada desert.
China have Taiwan surrounded, and have passed the median line. China has discarded the status quo.
What's changed? China has changed - I refer you to my post below:
The reality is that the Chinese have been exposed by Russia and have been forced to switch strategy, they can no longer rely on a divided, sleepwalking Democratic world - so the bullying tactics have commenced prior to the next move.