'The US withdrawal from Afghanistan has presented Beijing with a propaganda boost, with Chinese state media capitalizing on it to trumpet the supposed decline of America and taunt Taiwan with threats of invasion.' Analysis by Nectar_Gan & steve0george
A version of this story appeared in CNN's Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country's rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here.The jingoistic rhetoric coincided with air and naval drills launched Tuesday by the Chinese military, which sent fighter jets and warships near Taiwan in response to what it called the"repeated collusion in provocation" by Washington and Taipei.
So much so, that on Tuesday, Taiwan's premier publicly stressed the island would not collapse like Afghanistan if invaded. In a press conference, Premier Su Tseng-chang appeared to confront the Chinese threats directly, saying Taiwan's leaders are"not afraid of being killed or imprisoned" by"powerful countries that want to swallow up Taiwan using force.
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