The Chinese regime’s latest military drills near the Taiwan Strait suggest that it is taking preparations “very seriously” to achieve its goal of taking over Taiwan, according to Carl Schuster, former director of operations at U.S. Pacific Command’s Joint Intelligence Center. However, the regime must achieve air and sea supremacy before it can launch a full-scale invasion of the island nation, he added.
During a military drill in August, the Chinese military used civilian ferries to transport attack ships in a mock amphibious landing to seize Taiwan.