Taiwan Troubles: What’s Happening in East Asia? | In our defense, episode 19
What is the China-Taiwan tension visit after the Pelosi visit? What happens in military exercises? Stay tuned for a full review of the Taiwan issue!
China’s military exercises have raised tensions to their highest levels in decades.
A day after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, China conducted unprecedented live-fire military exercises in the waters and airspace around the island of Taiwan. China said it carried out “precision missile strikes” in the Taiwan Strait on Thursday. China’s military exercises have raised tensions in the region to their highest levels in decades.
In this episode of In Our Defense, our host Dev Goswami and “Def-Savvy” Abhishek Bhalla, head of the country office, focused on these developments, assessing why China reacted the way it did. What happens in these drills? What is the procedure of these exercises and how do the officers perform it? What is the goal given to them? They also delve into the US element and assess how the US and China cooperate militarily.
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Produced by Anna Priyadarshini
Kapil Dev Singh’s Harmony
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