China has increased its incursions into Taiwan’s airspace over the last year, part of strategic harassment that is taking a toll on the island’s resources

Summary

China’s military is intensifying its campaign to pressure Taiwan through record airspace incursions, joint military drills, cyber warfare, and blockades, as it aims to exhaust Taiwan’s resources and deter independence.

Analysts say Beijing employs an “anaconda strategy” to squeeze Taiwan without full-scale invasion, though U.S. intelligence suggests China may achieve invasion capability by 2027.

Despite escalating PLA activities, Taiwan resists capitulation, maintaining strong defense responses.

Experts predict continued PLA provocations in 2025 as Beijing practices for its long-term goal of reunification under Communist Party control.

  • @BuffaloxEnglish
    1•23 hours ago

    You don’t believe Xi’s been sharpening his claws even before Covid?

    That was exactly my point, you wrote it was because their economy was slowing. But that happened because of Covid. and Xi has very obviously been more aggressive than his predecessor way before that.

    • @[email protected]English
      1•21 hours ago

      I believe I’m confused by where your understanding is.

      Apart from Xi beginning this shit before Covid and the economic slowdown, I agree completely.

      This replied led me to believe that you don’t think the CCP has been ramping up their military pre-COVID, and hence my reply.

      But you’re now telling me that what I said was exactly your point? I’m confused.

      My point about the economy slowing down was that it has led to Xi / CCP being unable to further stomach the current situation, and thus they’ve gotten much more aggressive post-COVID. That, of course, I should preface, is just one plausible reason. Others may include general weakness in alliances across the globe, especially amongst NATO members, especially with Trump going back into the WH, and for the years where Trump will be in office, China is expected by many to reach peak population growth and start seeing a collapse at the level of that of Japan.

      To clarify, the economic slowdown is not dissuading the CCP from becoming more aggressive; it’s doing the opposite.

      • @BuffaloxEnglish
        1•20 hours ago

        To clarify, the economic slowdown is not dissuading the CCP from becoming more aggressive; it’s doing the opposite.

        And my response was that Xi was already more aggressive than his predecessor before the economic slowdown/Covid. It’s been steadily getting worse, so yes it’s worse now, possibly but not necessarily accelerated by the economic slow down.

        • @[email protected]English
          2•19 hours ago

          I wasn’t saying that my reasonings are exactly it, and hence the “plausible”. But fair.

          Sorry, I just didn’t really understand what your point was, at least not from reading your reply.