Epoch Times
Date: September 2, 2015
By: Joshua Philipp

It’s been obvious that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been trying to

Tsai Ing-wen (C), chairwoman of Taiwan’s main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), gestures with party members during a press conference in Taipei on April 15. The Chinese regime is holding military drills simulating invasions of Taiwan, ahead of the Taiwanese presidential elections. (SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images)

send a message to Taiwan. Over the last couple months, these warnings have gone from vague, to obvious, to plain as day—and this very likely has something to do with Taiwan’s 2016 presidential elections leaning in a direction it doesn’t want.

Between late May and early June, the CCP’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) held several military exercises, which IHS Jane’s said simulated an invasion of Taiwan. During the drills, an image released by Chinese media showed a PLA officer giving a briefing behind a “digitally barely concealed map of Taiwan.”

As IHS Jane’s reported, the military exercises coincided with Tsai Ing-wen, the candidate for Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party, visiting the United States between May 29 and June 3.      [FULL  STORY]