Frederik Kelter
China has been giving the democratic island of Taiwan – and the rest of the world – an indication of its growing military prowess in recent months.
In the run-up to Taiwan’s elections in January, the island’s information sphere was bombarded with coordinated cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns.
Beijing claims Taiwan as its own and has not ruled out the use of force to bring the island under its control.
Following the inauguration of the Taiwanese government last month, Chinese military might was on full display as the Chinese armed forces surrounded Taiwan in two days of drills during which Chinese state media released an animated video showing missiles raining down on major Taiwanese cities.
After the exercises, a Chinese military spokesperson said the country’s armed forces remained fully prepared, highly vigilant and ready to take resolute action when it came to Taiwan.
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