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Harder To Read China's Motives for Drills: Taiwan Defense Minister
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9/19/2024
Taiwan's defense minister, Wellington Koo, says its getting harder to tell if any of China's many military drills might actually be a cover for Beijing to launch a surprise attack.
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Taiwan's defense minister says China's increased military activity around the country makes
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it harder to spot a potential active war.
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Wellington Ku told reporters Wednesday that Taiwan needs to move closer to a war footing,
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testing its capacity to respond to a sudden move by China toward conflict.
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China conducted a large-scale military exercise after President Lai Ching-teh came into office
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known as Joint Sword 2024A.
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Taiwan is now trying to predict when a possible second set of drills will take place.
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