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China examines its strategy to prevent the US from supporting Taiwan in the event of a conflict?

Analysts commented on the recent drills of China shows that it is examining a strategy of limiting the ability of the United States and other countries to assist Taiwan in the event of a conflict.

In recent exercises of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), there are three-day drills, from May 6, in the eastern and southwestern regions of Taiwan, with the participation of missile forces, air and navy from the Eastern Theater Command of the PLA, according to the newspaper South China Morning Post (SCMP) today 15.05.

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China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning took part in one of many recent exercises involving land, air and sea forces.

SCMP screen capture

During the same period, the PLA continued to conduct patrols in the Taiwan Strait, bringing 18 aircraft into the identification zone of the country’s air defenses. Taiwan on May 7, according to the Taiwan Self-Defense Agency.

Observers say a notable sign of recent PLA exercises is that such exercises demonstrate the PLA’s growing ability to prevent foreign access or aid to Taiwan. by launching missiles, sending warships or a group of naval ships.

Malcolm Davis, a China security analyst at the Australian Institute of Strategic Studies, thinks the PLA may be working on a so-called strategy. anti-access/anti-intrusion (A2/AD). This strategy is intended to detect, delay, and prevent outside forces from occupying or entering an area on land, sea or in the air.

“These exercises seem to show coordination and significance for anti-access and anti-intrusion, and test the various components of the A2/AD network operating as systems of other systems. How systematic,” said Mr. Davis. An effective A2/AD capability is seen as crucial to any PLA action towards Taiwan.

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In addition to the exercises, the PLA last month released two videos showing its missile and bombing capabilities. On April 19, the Chinese navy released a video of the advanced anti-ship missile, YJ-21, launched from the Type 055 destroyer. The missile is said to be capable of hitting an entire battle group. aircraft carriers in the range of 1,000-1,500 km, according to SCMP.

Also in April, the PLA released the first clear image of the latest version of the H-6 bomber, the H-6N. This version will provide the longest ranged attack with the aircraft of Chinaaccording to SCMP quote reviews from experts Military Watch.

Professor Michael Raska, at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (Singapore), argues that the PLA is upgrading its existing weapons systems over the past decade, while prioritizing shifting to A2/AD. He said that while it has demonstrated A2/AD related military technologies in recent exercises, the PLA still has a long way to go before it can be ready to conduct joint operations between the two countries. forces.

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