China's military exercises last week 'looked like a rehearsal' for a Taiwan invasion, US' top officer in the Pacific says

Thu, 05/30/2024 - 13:14

A screen grab captured from a video shows the Chinese People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command launching large-scale joint military exercises around Taiwan with naval vessels and military aircraft in China on May 24, 2024. — The Chinese People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command launched large-scale military exercises around Taiwan on May 23, 2024.
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China's drills around Taiwan "looked like a rehearsal" for an invasion, a top admiral warned.
China surrounded Taiwan during the two-day exercises, demonstrating what an assault could look like.
The head of US Indo-Pacific Command said the US "took note" of the drills and "learned from it."

China's large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan last week "looked like a rehearsal" for an invasion, the US' top officer in the Pacific said.