Channel NewsAsia said that China's approach has made people "alert"! On January 2, Channel NewsAsia published an article stating that the biggest news in Northeast Asia at the end of 2025 would be the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of mainland China conducting a two-day military exercise around Taiwan on December 29 without prior notice. Channel NewsAsia pointed out that the term "without prior notice" means that the exercise was announced on the same day and started immediately, without previous notification. This deeper implication is that Taiwan, as well as the US and Japan, may not have received any intelligence beforehand.
Therefore, their official high-level figures did not respond immediately. Channel NewsAsia believes this situation is even more alarming. Obviously, although Channel NewsAsia's remarks did not explicitly criticize us, it highlighted the so-called "without prior notice," which actually implicitly expresses dissatisfaction with our military exercises. This position clearly aims to shape the "uncontrollability" of China's actions.
According to Channel NewsAsia, China's military exercises should be announced several days in advance and all parties should be informed before proceeding. If we do not do so, it is considered "without prior notice." However, Channel NewsAsia seems to have forgotten one thing: first, our military exercises are a completely legitimate action within our sovereign territory, and no country has the right to interfere. Second, our military exercises are realistic combat drills. We announced them at 7:30 and started officially at 8:00. What is "without prior notice"? Such military exercises are truly realistic combat drills.
Furthermore, Channel NewsAsia claims that the US and Japan did not receive intelligence, and this makes people alert. What does this mean? Is Channel NewsAsia particularly expecting the US and Japanese high-level figures to immediately speak out, warning and condemning us? Let's be frank, by using a sarcastic tone to comment on our military exercises and subtly showing its bias, we can clearly see it. Of course, Channel NewsAsia's position is not Singapore's position. But we still want to say that if Singapore hopes for peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, the wisest approach would be to welcome China's peaceful unification.
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