China launched its most extensive war games around Taiwan on Monday to showcase Beijing’s ability to cut off the island from outside support in a conflict, testing Taipei’s resolve to defend itself and its arsenal of U.S.-made weapons.

The Eastern Theatre Command said it had deployed troops, warships, fighter jets and artillery for its “Justice Mission 2025” exercises to encircle the democratically governed island, conduct live fire and simulated strikes on land and sea targets, and drills to blockade Taiwan’s main ports.

The live-firing exercises will continue on Tuesday across a record seven zones designated by China’s Maritime Safety Administration, making the drills the largest to date by total coverage and in areas closer to Taiwan than previous exercises. The military had initially said artillery firing would be confined to five zones.

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          11 hours ago

          chinas stance towards the south china sea and taiwan is what this exaggeration for the purposes of comedy is based on

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              No, actually exactly as bad as that.

              Let us repeat this: China is as shitty as USA right now is. And in fact this is a recent development: USA used to be much better than China before Trump fucked everything up.

              If China was good, they would suggest in UN that Taiwan’s independence is ratified. That they consistently fail to do so, and in fact actively block anyone else from doing it, is a clear display of their malevolence on this planet.

              Another proof of their evil is of course their consistent support on Russia’s imperialist aggression on Ukraine.