Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/08/15
By: Sophia Yeh, Lu Hsin-hui and Elaine Hou

Taipei, Aug. 15 (CNA) Recent frequent incidents in which Chinese military aircraft

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have flown close to Taiwan indicate that Beijing is preparing for a “partial, limited and non-nuclear war” in the Taiwan Strait, a retired Taiwanese vice admiral said Tuesday.

Kung Chia-cheng (龔家政), former head of the Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, said at an event marking the 72nd anniversary of the end of World War II that the recent Chinese military maneuvers show that China is preparing for a scenario of war in the Taiwan Strait.

Some media reports have described the incidents as a signal from China to the United States and Japan, or part of China’s regular training, Kung noted.
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