China is seriously preparing for the invasion of Taiwan, according to Grant Newsham, a retired Marine colonel and senior research fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies.
China reportedly sent 42 warplanes and eight naval vessels toward Taiwan on April 8 in response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on April 5 in California.
Beijing’s actions came as the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) military announced on April 8 that it was beginning three days of combat readiness patrols and “Joint Sword” exercises around Taiwan, involving police patrols.
During the drills, dozens of Chinese warplanes were spotted crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait and Taiwan’s southwest ADIZ….