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PLA Exercises Raise Further Fears of a Chinese Attack on Taiwan

The People’s Republic of China is intensifying intimidation of its island neighbor Taiwan.

Ground crew work on the third prototype of the Shenyang J-35 twin-engine fighter at Shenyang Aircraft Works in Northern China — Ground crew work on the third prototype of the Shenyang J-35 twin-engine fighter at Shenyang Aircraft Works in Northern China. (Photo: Shenyang Aircraft Works)

By Reuben F. Johnson

June 15, 2023

Anyone watching the news around the South China Sea and elsewhere in Asia recognizes the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has intensified its campaign to exert pressure on its island neighbor, the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan.

Besides a constant stream of speeches and declarations regarding Beijing’s intentions to take back the island “by force, if necessary,” the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and the air arm of the Navy (PLAN) stand as the main instruments of intimidation by the Communist Party of China (CPC). A report issued by the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) in early March projects that PRC armed forces' future activity “could include more Taiwan Strait centerline crossings or missile overflights of Taiwan.”

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