One of these events actually happened , the other is part of a new Taiwanese television show , but the events feel equally real. “A Chinese Y-8 reconnaissance aircraft entered the South China Sea at 10 a.m. today and crashed into the Pacific, right off Taiwan’s east coast. In the name of search and rescue, the Chinese army deployed its navy and air force. … Taiwan is now under a de facto blockade,” a news anchor announces on Taiwanese TV.
Imagine a fleet of Chinese ships suddenly appearing in the Taiwan Strait, tasked with inspecting all vessels traveling through the busy thoroughfare—including on the Taiwanese side. Or a Chinese fighter jet crashing off the Taiwanese coast and Chinese warships blockading the island to look for it.
Imagine a fleet of Chinese ships suddenly appearing in the Taiwan Strait, tasked with inspecting all vessels traveling through the busy thoroughfare—including on the Taiwanese side.
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