TOKYO, Aug. 7, 2022–The Aug. 7, 2022 New York Times article on Xi Jnping’s scare tactics confirms that China’s military drills surrounding Taiwan was spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, short of physical invasion of the island state lest the operations falter like Russia’s.
But Xi hasn’t altered his policy an inch, rather gained confidence with the 4-day military drills as it successfully fired 11 missiles, including five into the Japanese waters, receiving only meek response from Japan and the United State.
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