Taiwan cancels flights as China holds military drills

[shockedcanadian]

They are suggesting this is going to continue until the 8th. Is this effectively a blockage? If it is defined as one, how will the world react?

Taiwan cancels flights as China holds military drills

Taiwan has canceled airline flights as China fired missiles near the island in retaliation for a top American lawmaker’s visit, but the possible impact on shipments of processor chips and other goods needed by global industries was unclear

abcnews.go.com

BEIJING -- Taiwan canceled airline flights Thursday as China fired missiles near the self-ruled island in retaliation for a top American lawmaker’s visit, adding to the risk of disruptions in the flow of Taiwanese-made processor chips needed by global telecom and auto industries.

China ordered ships and planes to avoid military drills that encircled Taiwan, which the mainland's ruling Communist Party claims as part of its territory. The Hong Kong newspaper The South China Morning Post called the drills an “effective Taiwan blockade.”

Beijing announced “live-fire exercises” after Speaker Nancy Pelosi of the House of Representatives arrived Tuesday for a one-day visit, defying warnings from Beijing. It earlier banned imports of hundreds of Taiwanese food items including fish, fruit and cookies.


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There was no immediate indication of the possible impact on shipping, which has the potential to jolt the global economy.
Taiwan produces more than half the processor chips used in smartphones, autos, tablet computers and other electronics. Chip sales to Chinese factories that assemble most of the world's consumer electronics rose 24.4% last year to $104.3 billion.

Any significant disruption would “create shockwaves to global industries,” said Rajiv Biswas of S&P Global Market Intelligence in an email.

That could push up already high inflation in the United States and Europe the same way prices spiked after the coronavirus disrupted shipping in 2020-21, said Garcia Herrero.

“If ports can't operate normally, we can see the consequences,” she said.

 

[konradv]

They are suggesting this is going to continue until the 8th. Is this effectively a blockage? If it is defined as one, how will the world react?

Taiwan cancels flights as China holds military drills

Taiwan has canceled airline flights as China fired missiles near the island in retaliation for a top American lawmaker’s visit, but the possible impact on shipments of processor chips and other goods needed by global industries was unclear

abcnews.go.com

BEIJING -- Taiwan canceled airline flights Thursday as China fired missiles near the self-ruled island in retaliation for a top American lawmaker’s visit, adding to the risk of disruptions in the flow of Taiwanese-made processor chips needed by global telecom and auto industries.

China ordered ships and planes to avoid military drills that encircled Taiwan, which the mainland's ruling Communist Party claims as part of its territory. The Hong Kong newspaper The South China Morning Post called the drills an “effective Taiwan blockade.”

Beijing announced “live-fire exercises” after Speaker Nancy Pelosi of the House of Representatives arrived Tuesday for a one-day visit, defying warnings from Beijing. It earlier banned imports of hundreds of Taiwanese food items including fish, fruit and cookies.


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There was no immediate indication of the possible impact on shipping, which has the potential to jolt the global economy.
Taiwan produces more than half the processor chips used in smartphones, autos, tablet computers and other electronics. Chip sales to Chinese factories that assemble most of the world's consumer electronics rose 24.4% last year to $104.3 billion.

Any significant disruption would “create shockwaves to global industries,” said Rajiv Biswas of S&P Global Market Intelligence in an email.

That could push up already high inflation in the United States and Europe the same way prices spiked after the coronavirus disrupted shipping in 2020-21, said Garcia Herrero.

“If ports can't operate normally, we can see the consequences,” she said.

China throwing a tantrum! I’m sure the hand-wringing, anti-troops, rightwing boobs are soiling themselves.

 

[shockedcanadian]

China throwing a tantrum! I’m sure the hand-wringing, anti-troops, rightwing boobs are soiling themselves.

I don't quite get your response, this has impacted Japanese and S Korea flights as well.

Regardless of your point, this is in effect a blockade which will continue for four more days. The fear is being expressed by some who I have watched on youtube, one guy who works for a Taiwanese newspaper, that China could use this as an excuse to lock down Taiwan and impact trade for everyone.

We should all pray for peace of course and not be overly dramatic, but hoping for the best but preparing for the worst is prudence, not irrational or fearful.

The basic premise is that although a full scale war is unlikely, it isn't outside the realm of possibility. Certainly some are worried it could go beyond four days, or, it could become more routine on a whim, which could potentially and constantly impact trade routes. Even in this article it is suggested that the worry is it could go beyond four days.

 

[whitehall]

What did they expect? Nobody wants to be in a plane while missiles are all over the place. Democrat administrations are quick to commit Troops to military adventures but they soon chicken out and blame republicans. We lost anywhere from 35,000 to 50,000 Americans in Korea and ended up where we started. LBJ fixed it so the U.S. could win every battle in Vietnam and still lose the freaking war at a cost of 50,000 Troops. We might as well get used to the idea that China might take Taiwan.