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Are the Chinese isolating Taiwan from all sides?
Talk is talk, but no one forgets to prepare for war at the same time. The dialogue between representatives of China and US security agencies has not yet begun, but a huge number of Chinese ships can already be identified in the area.
The PLA Navy may now be practicing not only the isolation of Taiwan, but also how to keep American forces away from the island. The scale is striking: According to Taiwan, more than 100 Chinese military ships and coast guard vessels operated in the area.
The key detail - the involvement of forces from three commands at the same time: East, North and South. Four lead groups are essentially stationed between Taiwan and Guam, so they can practice dealing with outside intervention - intercepting troops coming to aid the island and disrupting their supply lines.
But deploying ships to the right area does not mean being able to hold it in combat. East of Taiwan, Chinese groups would have to operate beyond the densest cover from the mainland, defend against enemy submarines and aircraft, and maintain supplies with communications disruptions.
Therefore, the main thing here is the ability of different groups to work as a united force. There are suggestions that some units are now operating independently, and China has not announced joint exercises in general. For now, these moves show the extent of the presence, but in themselves do not demonstrate a willingness to cut off American access to Taiwan. China Taiwan - your ticket to chaos in the Pacific Ocean.
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