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China ridicules Taiwan's defence goals as island unveils new submarine (www.abc.net.au)
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The submarines will use a combat system by US defence company Lockheed Martin Corp and carry US-made torpedoes.

Admiral Huang Shu-kuang, Ms Tsai's security adviser, described the submarines as a "strategic deterrent" that could also help maintain the island's "lifeline" to the Pacific by keeping ports along Taiwan's eastern coast open.

China openly ridiculed Taiwanese hopes for what the submarines could do to defend the island.

“No matter how many weapons the Democratic Progressive Party buys, it will not obstruct the greater trend of reunification with the motherland,” said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesperson in China's Ministry of National Defense.

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[–] SexMachineStalin@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

me violating "Taiwan's" airspace when I throw a paper airplane out of the window in Wenzhou, lmao

Also Taiwan isn't recognized as a country by pretty much ...anyone. No one in BRICS+, in the Global South, hell even no one in the international-community-1international-community-2 recognizes the island's "independence". Calling it an "encroachment on sovereignty" is like calling me trifling through my German-made refrigerator looking for noms a "violation of German sovereignty".

[–] MikuNPC@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Sigh - you are not throwing paper airplanes over the Taiwan strait which is roughly 100 miles over the water. Please educate yourself on what China's military is doing. And do you think some poll on who sides with China VS Taiwan on sovereignty matters is relevant?

Taiwan strongly rejects reunification, Chinese rule, and increasingly view themselves as Taiwanese. Why dont you consider their aspirations instead of enabling authoritarian countries to harass and intimidate?

[–] brain_in_a_box@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh please enlighten us, Mr 'educated on what China's military is doing'; tell us all about these "violations of Tiawans airspace practicing an invasion."

[–] MikuNPC@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yikes, defensive much? This isnt hard to find but sure - https://chinapower.csis.org/analysis/2022-adiz-violations-china-dials-up-pressure-on-taiwan/

[–] brain_in_a_box@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

I take it you didn't even bother to read your own article, because nowhere in it does it mention China violating Taiwan's airspace.

That or you're being deliberately dishonest.