{"id":42953,"date":"2021-08-21T14:53:47","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T18:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=42953"},"modified":"2021-08-21T14:53:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T18:53:47","slug":"one-foreign-policy-consequence-of-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=42953","title":{"rendered":"One Foreign Policy Consequence Of Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Thursday Bill Gertz posted an article at The Washington Times<\/a> reporting that as Afghanistan falls, China is already flexing its muscles against Taiwan.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

China<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s military stepped up flights of H-6 bombers near the southeastern tip of Taiwan<\/a>, triggering air defense forces of the island state, the Taiwan<\/a> defense ministry said Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The H-6 bomber incursion is the latest military demonstration by the People\u2019s Liberation Army that also conducted large-scale war games near Taiwan<\/a> this week and stepped-up propaganda criticizing both Taipei and Washington.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two days ago, the PLA flew two H-6K bombers \u2014 those equipped for conducting long-range missile strikes \u2014 into the Taiwan<\/a> air defense zone, along with several other warplanes and reconnaissance aircraft, including six J-16 jet fighters. The H-6 dispatched on Thursday was not identified by its variant letter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Taiwanese ministry said on its website that interceptor aircraft were launched and air defense missile systems were deployed in response to both bomber incursions. The bombers also were warned in radio communications, the ministry said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The bomber flights come as China<\/a> carried out large-scale, live-fire war games near Taiwan<\/a> this week that the state media in Beijing said was directed at growing U.S.-Taiwan<\/a> bilateral cooperation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

In response to renewed Chinese saber-rattling and questions about American reliability, Taiwan<\/a> President Tsai Ing-wen said her country\u2019s \u201conly option is to grow stronger and become more united, strengthening our determination to protect ourselves. It is not our option to do nothing and only rely on others for protection.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a related development, the South China Morning Post reported this week that China<\/a> is building an airport along the coast opposite Taiwan<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The airport will be built on reclaimed land between two islands and, once completed, could put Chinese military aircraft closer to Taiwan<\/a> across the 100-mile-wide Taiwan Strait.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stay tuned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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