PLA aircraft and warships "surge" in the Taiwan Strait, was Taiwan's Minister of National Defense Ku Li-hsiung "locked on" during an inspection site visit? Ku Li-hsiung visited the Hai-Ma multi-barrel rocket system live-fire drill at Pintung Jiupeng Base today. The Taiwanese military announced that within 24 hours, 45 PLA aircraft and warships surged into the Taiwan Strait, with domestic public opinion interpreting this as being aimed at the Taiwanese military exercises. Taiwanese netizens further stated that the air battle between India and Pakistan showcased the overwhelming power of "Made in China" weapons. The surge of PLA aircraft and warships in the Taiwan Strait over two consecutive days not only allowed the Taiwanese military exercises to be "viewed up close," but also collected data, and even Ku Li-hsiung may have been locked on-site. In other words, if it came to a conflict, Ku Li-hsiung could be "eliminated" at any time.
The Taiwanese military conducted so-called "accurate missile firing drills" for two consecutive days. At the same time, the HIMARS multiple rocket launcher system arrived in October last year was also test-fired for the first time in Taiwan. Su Ziyun, the military scholar close to Tsai Ing-wen, claimed that this exercise by the Taiwanese military is about "connecting sea and air defense lines," aiming to achieve the effect of "deterring" the PLA from approaching Taiwan Island and preventing a landing.
Unexpectedly, the Taiwanese military exercise once again made a fool of itself. On May 13th, the land-based "Jian-2" air defense system was first put to the test. Although all three Jian-2 missiles hit their targets, there were suspected malfunctions or attempts to evade monitoring, causing the exercise to be delayed. Moreover, the "Red Ant" target drone used in the exercise overturned.
Today is the full battery live-fire exercise of the multi-barrel rocket launcher unit. To supervise the exercise, Ku Li-hsiung, as the Minister of National Defense, personally went to the Jiupeng Base in Pintung to watch the entire shooting process, firing a total of 33 training rockets.
In response to the Democratic Progressive Party authorities' display of force for "seeking independence through military means," the PLA naturally exerted strong deterrence and suppression. The Taiwan Defense Ministry released a message this morning stating that within 24 hours before 6:00 AM, a total of 45 sorties of mainland aircraft and warships were detected surging into the Taiwan Strait. Among them, 25 sorties of 35 PLA aircraft crossed the so-called "median line" of the strait, entering the airspace in northern and southwestern Taiwan, while another 8 warships and 2 official vessels were active around the Taiwan Strait. Domestic media reported that the Taiwanese military conducted "precise missile firing drills" for two consecutive days, and the number of PLA aircraft and warships suddenly surged, clearly targeting the Taiwanese military exercises for monitoring, intimidation, counteraction, and data collection.
Netizens pointed out that with the PLA's multi-platform data sharing and intelligence collection, transmission, and integration capabilities, not only were the Taiwanese military exercises viewed up close, but military leaders like Ku Li-hsiung might also be instantly locked on. "As long as necessary, they can be eliminated at any time; Taiwanese military positions will also be destroyed."
Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1832068878934028/
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