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Check out what the world is dealing with as China looks to strangle Taiwan and take control.
Remember when some laughed at the prospect. We saw what they did to HK, Taiwan is next. An open attack. What consequences will they face? Obama tossed Russia out of the G8, will the world demand China is thrown out of the WTO or the UN?
They should already face serious consequences for the pandemic and their activities in HK. We have a feckless group of Western leaders though. The weakest in our history.
The Foreign Affairs Minister of Taiwan says Beijing has already begun what military strategists call a “grey-zone” assault on the self-governing island of 24 million, and urges Canada and other like-minded democracies to use sanctions and increased trade ties to dissuade China from a full-scale takeover.
Grey-zone warfare falls short of outright armed conflict, and employs cyber-attacks, infiltration, disinformation, and other tactics to sap an enemy’s will.
“Many people here in Taiwan are saying the invasion [by China] may have started already,” Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Wu said in an interview.
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“Look at their infiltration activities into Taiwan. They set up their cronies in Taiwan and they are also trying to wage a disinformation campaign against Taiwan,” Mr. Wu said.
“We are seeing all kinds of disinformation surface in Taiwan’s internet or social media or even to be taken [up] by the formal media, so this is something we are very concerned about.”
He noted that cyber attacks have intensified in the past few years, and that People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft are stepping up flights, sometimes several a day, headed towards Taiwan airspace. Each foray by fighters or bombers requires Taiwan to send out its own jets.
Remember when some laughed at the prospect. We saw what they did to HK, Taiwan is next. An open attack. What consequences will they face? Obama tossed Russia out of the G8, will the world demand China is thrown out of the WTO or the UN?
They should already face serious consequences for the pandemic and their activities in HK. We have a feckless group of Western leaders though. The weakest in our history.
Taiwan urges Canada to join global coalition against China
Taiwan’s Foreign Affairs Minister says threat of invasion is greater than in decades and Beijing’s aggressive posture must be met by unified rebuff
www.theglobeandmail.com
The Foreign Affairs Minister of Taiwan says Beijing has already begun what military strategists call a “grey-zone” assault on the self-governing island of 24 million, and urges Canada and other like-minded democracies to use sanctions and increased trade ties to dissuade China from a full-scale takeover.
Grey-zone warfare falls short of outright armed conflict, and employs cyber-attacks, infiltration, disinformation, and other tactics to sap an enemy’s will.
“Many people here in Taiwan are saying the invasion [by China] may have started already,” Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Wu said in an interview.
...........................................
“Look at their infiltration activities into Taiwan. They set up their cronies in Taiwan and they are also trying to wage a disinformation campaign against Taiwan,” Mr. Wu said.
“We are seeing all kinds of disinformation surface in Taiwan’s internet or social media or even to be taken [up] by the formal media, so this is something we are very concerned about.”
He noted that cyber attacks have intensified in the past few years, and that People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft are stepping up flights, sometimes several a day, headed towards Taiwan airspace. Each foray by fighters or bombers requires Taiwan to send out its own jets.