PLA Plans New South China Sea Exercise Amid Fresh U.S.-China Tensions
On 1/26/21 at 11:32 AM EST
A fleet of Chinese warships have entered the South China Sea as the People s Liberation Army plans a new live-fire exercise following the recent arrival of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt.
A no-go zone issued by China s Maritime Safety Administration on Tuesday prohibited access to the Gulf of Tonkin, west of Leizhou Peninsula, which is part of southern Guangdong province.
The exercise is to begin Wednesday and last through January 30, the government notice said, six hours before China s state broadcaster CCTV released footage of Type 071 amphibious transport docks Wuzhishan, Changbaishan and Kunlunshan in the region.
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English By Joyce Huang Share on Facebook Print this page TAIPEI - A Taipei think tank and observers in Taiwan say China is trying to influence residents with “cognitive warfare,” hoping to reverse opposition to Beijing’s desired takeover of Taiwan so it can be accomplished without having to go to war.
Taiwanese attitudes have been drifting away from the mainland, especially among the younger generation, whose members see themselves “born independent” with no ties to China.
China’s effort, these analysts say, includes tactics ranging from military intimidation and propaganda to misinformation spread by its army of online trolls in a bid to manipulate public opinion. They say the complexity and frequency of the effort puts Taiwan on a constant defensive.
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