China fighter jet locks radar on Japan planes
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China would unleash a “joint firepower strike,” pounding Taiwan with missiles. The goals: to “soften” Taiwan up by battering its defenses, make it safer for Chinese ships to cross the strait, break Taiwan’s will to fight, and dissuade a U.S. intervention with a strong show of force.
Taiwan’s intelligence official on Wednesday said that Chinese military aircraft have “stimulated attacks” on the foreign ships through sea waters separating China and Taiwan. China stated that Taiwan is part of its territory and claims laws over the Taiwanese strait.