China's military drills: A warning for Taiwan's new president? | DW News

Chinese warships surrounded Taiwan as Beijing said the military exercises were a "strong punishment for the separatist acts of 'Taiwan independence' forces." Taipei has condemned the drills.

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[darnellh]

its a blockade, blockades are an act of war.

[igoldenage]

I'm impressed DW consulted a kid.

[digitalformosan]

I like William’s rational and calm attitude.

[comolaketigerh]

People must know the fact that China is still officially in a state of civil war originally led by two conflicting political forces, KMT and CPC. The civil war broke out on the mainland of China right after the end of World War II or the surrendering of Japanese farces in China. The result of the civil war is that KMT forces were defeated and fled to the island of Taiwan, protected by the US navy for decades. This situation remains unchanged till today. Now, the ruling party of the island of Taiwan has been doing everything they can to try to deny the identity of the island of Taiwan being a part of China, a fact that has been so for centuries, and to declare independence. This is obviously illegal, and intolerable and unacceptable to mainland China, which is entitled to conquer the island of Taiwan with whatever means including military forces. If a war broke out across the Taiwan strait, it is essentially the on-going civil war. Nothing new.

[chrisgant]

You see! This is the best authoritarian governments can do! Threatening a peaceful, independent people who only want to live and face the daily struggles of life that all people have to deal with. But these cruel misguided beset ones only function on distraction to deflect attention from their own failed, unsustainable policies instead of changing, learning and developing.

[lil----lil]

Winnie Xitler should visit the Disneyland sometimes!! I can GUARANTEE you 100% he will be very happy seeing a show starting himself!!! 🤣🤣🤣.

[cosmicpsyops]

West Taiwan acting like a jealous teenager again.

[ravydizzle]

Taiwan 🇹🇼 is free! Obviously want to stay free!

[maplered]

We hope that international friends will read the Cairo Declaration, the Bostan Proclamation and United Nations Resolution 2758 before commenting on the Taiwan incident. This is the basis for a discussion topic!

[techfront_]

Glad to hear people there are doing well living normal lives

[Asif_Bcn]

NATO have right to defend the Taiwan. NATO need to send all troops to defend the Taiwan & Ukrain.

[Wargasm]

It’s cool that DW is engaging with teenage gamers to discuss world geopolitical affairs 😂

[harshittiwari]

It's not China....it's west Taiwan

[JoBlack-dgey]

Miscalculation by China will be extremely messy & will cost lives on the mainland.

[DarthestWiffiest]

A LOT of CCP bots in this chat looking to get that +1000 on their social credit score lol.

[nazistowskisnob]

Cuba, Palestine, Venezuela, all these countries are pressured by the US. Yet no one complains, Taiwan is subjected to the same as it antagonises a more powerful country like China

[dudermcdudeface]

You're seriously claiming that nobody thought a mainland would use a naval blockade against an island? That's what you're going with?

[david-bdtd]

This DPP government is much weaker than previous, only 40% support vs 60% reject and lost majority seats in parliament ...
A lame duck. 😢

[_H_]

China wants respect from the rest of the world and yet they use this type of aggression, could you imagine if the West held military exercises right along the entire Chinese mainland coast. I don't think China would be happy at all. Respect is earned and comes from respecting others, not from trying to be the bully.

[WeAretheWorld]

Punishment? He hasn't feel the pain. Same as voters. Nothing happens. No economic sanctions, nothing . Lie is not afraid. Just talks only. The world is watching.