China Exerts Maximum Military Pressure Against Taiwan

August 11, 2022
The most recent comparable period of tension was in 1996, during which China also fired missiles across the Taiwan Strait.
Credit: PLA Eastern Theatre Command
The 19-hr. visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to Taiwan Aug. 2 has sparked the greatest military pressure the island has seen in 25 years, with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conducting its largest-ever military drill around Taiwan, aimed at showcasing its ability to control the...

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