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Communist Chinese warplanes simulated attacking US carrier near Taiwan
Red Chinese military aircraft simulated missile attacks on a US aircraft carrier during an incursion into Taiwan’s air defense zone three days after their puppet’s formal coronation.
The People’s Liberation Army sent 11 aircraft into the south-western corner of Taiwan’s air defense zone on January 23, and 15 aircraft into the same area the next day.
The bombers and some of the fighter aircraft involved were conducting an exercise that used the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group.
Pilots of H-6 bombers could be heard in cockpit conversations confirming orders for the simulated targeting and release of anti-ship missiles against the carrier.
US Indo-Pacific Command, which oversees military operations in Asia, said the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group had closely monitored the Communist Chinese maneuvers.
Said Captain Mike Kafka, spokesperson for Indo-Pacific Command, “These actions reflect a PLA attempt to use its military as a tool to intimidate or coerce those operating in international waters and airspace, to include their neighbors and those with competing territorial claims.”
Antony Blinken, the new US secretary of state, said he disagreed with the Trump administration's policies towards China.
Taiwan’s defense ministry has reported larger than average Chinese air incursions into its air defense zone since that latest exercise started on Wednesday.
https://www.ft.com/content/e6f6230c-b709-4b3d-b9a2-951516e52360