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•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.