China 'needs TWO MILLION soldiers to invade Taiwan and could fail just like Putin'
And in response Taiwan's military mobilised air and land patrols and deployed land-based missile systems.
And it then boasted missile launches showed how the Communist forces could also strike any "foreign" aircraft carriers that may attempt to "intervene from the Philippine Sea".- with aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and her strike group just days ago operating in the Philippine Sea. Washington has always stopped short of outright supporting independence for Taiwan or pledging to support them in the event ofInstead it has maintained a policy of so-called "strategic ambiguity" aimed at not provoking Beijing.
During her trip the Speaker of the House of Representatives voiced America’s support for Taiwan and seemed to have called Beijing's bluff after it hinted it might shoot down her plane.The Communist Party yesterdayAnd it's been warned Beijing could launch a series ofshould it decide to move forward with "reunification by force".
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