[theold]

"The Air Force has the determination, full confidence and sufficient capability to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity," an air force spokesman said on Sunday, referring to the island nation considered by Beijing to be a breakaway province. The People's Republic of China has enough fighter jets to encircle "the precious island of our motherland".

Apparently, as a warning to Washington, China's military held live ammunition drills near Taiwan on Saturday. As the authorities announced, parts of the waters off Fujian province were blocked. The area is north of the Taiwan Strait, which separates mainland China and the island republic of Taiwan.

https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/arti...eisen.html

[WhatDoYouThink?]

walao, so many are waiting for that plane

[Blasterlord2]

Truth be told, actually most Chinese don't care very much for Taiwan. But it's something the mainland cannot let go, or even speak about, because saying it is tantamount to treason.