Is China seeking to copy Iran’s Strait of Hormuz blockade around Taiwan?
- 101 EastTaiwan has long prepared for a Chinese military invasion, but wars in Iran and Ukraine are exposing new potential threats.
- Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has raised fears China may emulate its tactics in the Taiwan Strait.
- Beijing has always claimed Taiwan as part of its territory and with the US caught in the Iran war, there are fears they would not come to Taiwan’s aid.
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- 101 EastTaiwan has long prepared for a Chinese military invasion, but wars in Iran and Ukraine are exposing new potential threats.
- Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has raised fears China may emulate its tactics in the Taiwan Strait.
- Beijing has always claimed Taiwan as part of its territory and with the US caught in the Iran war, there are fears they would not come to Taiwan’s aid.
Sources: Al Jazeera