Taiwan

This display of Chinese military power comes just one day after the State Department issued a statement on Chinese military activities near Taiwan.

The Chinese are trying to force-feed the narrative that Washington is unreliable, and is quickly losing its position as a global superpower.

China has been intensely studying this war as it provides parallels to a potential invasion of Taiwan.

The ongoing spy games of espionage, misinformation and deceit between China and Taiwan reveals the true nature of their tenuous relationship.

China’s antics in the South China Sea are not new, but a form of Soviet Cold War tactics aimed at misdirection and the spread of propaganda.

The PLA activities highlighted here are the latest in a string of aggressive and destabilizing actions,” a US military spokesman said.

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