Seoul, South Korea (CNN)China's military exercises require Beijing to invade Taiwan. According to Chinese and American analysts who have shown that there is no control over it.
Professor Meng Xiangqing of the People's Liberation Army National Defense University said that he was Six regions were selected, he said. It may help Taiwan.
Meng said in an interview with state broadcaster CCTV, "Like a rope he will tie the six areas in a row, with the rope knot facing southwest."
The CCP considers democratic Taiwan to be its own territory, even though it has never ruled Taiwan. Integrating Taiwan with the mainland is a cornerstone of China's policy, and President Xi Jinping has not ruled out the use of force to bring the island under Beijing's control.
Meng noted that the northern training grounds had succeeded in blocking Taiwan from Okinawa. In the southern region, the PLA has shown it can control the Bashi Strait, "the only way to enter or exit the South China Sea," he said. And in the eastern region, the Chinese military has shown that China's precise missile launches could force foreign warships to retreat from Taiwan's waters, he added. There is no Taiwan Island siege,” said Meng.
And on Monday, China issued a notice that the drills were continuing.
Long-planned exercise triggers
The exercise came after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei last week to express support for democracy. It started after angering Beijing. small island.
According to Taiwan's Ministry of Defense, Beijing has flooded the waters and skies around Taiwan with ships and jets.
The day before, the PLA also fired rockets at small Taiwan-controlled islands near the mainland, and ballistic missiles further afield, some flying over Taiwan and fell into the sea east of Five of her planes flew into Japan's exclusive economic zone. This is his message to one of Taiwan's key supporters and the Taipei government.
A map of his six exercise areas in China "clearly shows where China believes the key operational areas for strategic intimidation against Taiwan are." said Mick Ryan, Adjunct Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The former Australian Army General wrote on Twitter.
Merchant ships and aircraft were warned to stay away from the exercise area, forcing shippers and airlines to arrange alternate routes.
Carl Schuster, former director of operations at the United States Pacific Command's Joint Intelligence Center in Hawaii, said the six-zone blockade would begin with the takeover of Taiwan starting with an isolation strategy. He said it shows that it is possible.
"This exercise showed that a naval blockade in conflict does not require a constant naval presence at sea. We've shown what we can do," Schuster said.
"The exercise suggests that Beijing will first isolate Taiwan and resort to airstrikes and missile strikes in hopes of defeating Taipei's political will. A costly invasion would likely It's a last resort," Schuster said.
What Happens Next
Schuester said much of what Beijing has demonstrated has been done for a long time. Although the drill coincided with standard military exercises in the PLA's training calendar, he said Pelosi's visit allowed China to make a bigger statement.
"The size, geographic spread and complexity of the exercises reflect months of planning," he said. "This exercise marks the latest escalation in China's growing military exercises and intimidation campaign against Taiwan."
He hoped the PLA would continue to pressure Taiwan. He said he could also send a message to Japan by conducting more exercises in the northern part of the island. It is a body of water, almost all of which China claims to be sovereign territory, and the Chinese government is building military forts on the disputed islands, Mr Schuster said.
Continuing exercises could help the PLA improve its tactics and operations, but could also provide an opportunity for adversaries to learn about modern Chinese forces, experts say. .
"Nothing offers a better insight into the real capabilities of the military than seeing it deploy in action," former Australian Army General Ryan wrote on Twitter.
"Unable to bully her, Mr. Xi had to show China's power in her diplomacy, economy and military," he said.
Beijing also announced measures targeting Pelosi and her immediate family.
"The goal is intimidation by applying all the elements of Chinese power," Schuster said.
