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China's PLA May Be Rehearsing Taiwan Conflict Intervention Blockade

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Analysts suggest that recent deployments of over 100 vessels by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in the western Pacific and South China Sea may be rehearsals for operations aimed at preventing US and allied forces from intervening in a potential Taiwan conflict. While no large-scale drill has been officially announced, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assessed that the PLA could be simulating Taiwan's isolation, positioning naval assets to deter external involvement. AI

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China's PLA May Be Rehearsing Taiwan Conflict Intervention Blockade

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Gabriel Dominguez ·

    Is the PLA rehearsing operations to keep US forces out of a Taiwan conflict?

    Recent mainland Chinese naval deployments in the western Pacific and South China Sea have raised questions over whether Beijing is rehearsing operations to stop US and allied forces from intervening in a Taiwan conflict, according to analysts. Beijing has not announced any large-…

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