China launches ‘punishment’ war games around Taiwan

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Published 2024-05-23
A furious China launched “punishment” drills around Taiwan on Thursday in what it said was a response to “separatist acts,” sending up heavily armed warplanes and staging mock attacks as state media denounced newly inaugurated President Lai Ching-te.

The exercises, in the Taiwan Strait and around groups of Taiwan-controlled islands that sit next to the Chinese coast, come just three days after Lai took office, a man Beijing detests as a “separatist.”

China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has denounced Lai’s inauguration speech on Monday, in which he called on China to stop its threats and said the two sides of the strait were “not subordinate to each other.”

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All Comments (21)
  • @jre2775
    Punishment drills sound wild lol
  • @ExMachina70
    The problem with cold wars is that they'll always tend to heat up again.
  • @Kfuglif
    The World is a mess. Filthy, aggressive countries being evil.
  • @JonnoPlays
    Why is there only left channel audio on your video? I expect better production from a major news brand. This is unwatchable in headphones.
  • @user-kz3tx2tb6y
    “Oooo I’m not touching you…I’m not touching you…I’m not touching youuuuuu”
  • @TheFitDragon
    all about money dont let china say otherwise , pray for everyone involved!
  • @PoeLemic
    I'm in American military, and we are deploying overseas -- can't tell you where. But, we are taking chemical suits and radiation suits, so that should be an indicator of what's ahead.
  • @armablign
    My left ear enjoyed this video 👍
  • @AllenRReid
    Main audio for this video is only on one channel.
  • @johnl.203
    Remember, promoting violence or hatred is never the answer. Let us strive to understand and find peaceful solutions.
  • @Kr00lplatinum
    It sounds like the narrator played a lot of Command & Conquer back in the day!
  • @SilkCrown
    The commentary audio is only playing on the left while the B-roll audio is only playing on the right.
  • Leave Thaiwan alone and take care of China. You don't own the sea and you dont own the land . Let there be peace and work with them not against