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How would mainland China attack Taiwan? A video outlines one scenario
- Mainland military magazine posts online simulation of air and land assault on the island
- Sabre-rattling contrasts with calls in recent weeks for restraint
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An influential mainland Chinese military magazine has released a video outlining a potential attack on Taiwan’s defence systems.
The 11-minute video, produced by Naval and Merchant Ships magazine, was on released on Wednesday as the island’s President Tsai Ing-wen officially began her second term in office, vowing to never accept Beijing’s “one country, two systems” proposal for cross-strait unification.
“Everybody understands today is a special day,” the magazine said on Weibo, referring to Tsai’s inauguration. “The PLA has capabilities and determination to safeguard China’s national unity.”
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According to the video, the attack is meant to destroy Taiwan’s air and naval forces as well as its air- and shore-based defences, to gain air superiority over the island, paving the way for a landing.
But it does not include any potential involvement by American or Japanese forces.
The simulated attack starts with two sets of missile launches – one barrage fired from Ningde in Fujian province at a missile base on Dongyin island, the other fired from mobile rocket forces in Fujian at air defences and airports across the island.
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