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Taiwan excluded from RIMPAC war games as US avoids crossing Beijing’s red line
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/mil...-renews-order-pilots-not-fire-first-shot-amid
The two-week RIMPAC – the world’s largest international maritime drill held by the US every second year – kicked off on Monday in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Led by the US Navy, it brings together naval forces primarily from the Pacific Rim – this year South Korea, Canada, Australia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, New Zealand, Brunei and France – to promote regional stability and cooperation. More than half the 25 countries that took part in the last RIMPAC drill are not participating this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Taiwan had been hoping to join the war games, hoping stronger ties with the US would help it to get an invitation to participate as an observer, but it was not forthcoming. Military spokesman Shih Shun-wen confirmed on Monday that the island’s defence ministry had not received an invitation to take part, however he stressed that the “cooperation between Taiwan and the US will benefit regional stability”.
Late last month Shih said Taiwan wanted to take part. “We are interested in participating in RIMPAC as an observer as it would enable us to learn from the cooperative training and humanitarian assistance operations,” he said.
Washington’s decision not to grant Taiwan observer status comes as relations have deteriorated across the Taiwan Strait, and as Beijing, Washington and Taipei seek to calm the tensions. Beijing considers Taiwan to be part of mainland territory, and has not ruled out the use of force to bring the island under its control.
In Taiwan, Beijing-friendly newspaper China Times on Monday reported that the island’s air force had renewed an order for its pilots to avoid “misfiring” when they were dispatched to repel fighter jets from the mainland and other aircraft “intruding” into Taiwan’s airspace.
“Only experienced pilots will be sent to take the lead in any operations monitoring the [intruding] warplanes, to avoid misfiring,” the report said, quoting Taiwanese military sources.
“In order to strictly avoid accidents that may trigger military incidents, pilots have been instructed that they cannot fire the first shot without a direct order from the air force command,” the report said. “Any pilots who violate the order will face legal action [from the military].”
A spokesman for Taiwan’s defence ministry declined to comment on the report.
Another humiliating episode for El Presidente Thump
List of China's enemies and their spanking:
Xinjiang separatists -- defeated in 2017 using reeducation camps
Hong Kong separatists -- defeated in 2020 using mass arrests
Taiwan separatists -- defeated in August 2020 after being surrounded by live fire military exercises
Philippines -- defeated in 2020 after Scarborough Shoal navy exercises
Vietnam -- defeated in 2020 after oil companies abandoned exploration
Malaysia -- defeated in 2020 after oil companies abandoned exploration
India -- defeated in 2020 after Galway Valley clash
USA -- mortally wounded by coronavirus, dollar hegemony weakened in 2020
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/mil...-renews-order-pilots-not-fire-first-shot-amid
- Self-ruled island had been hoping to join the two-week drill that began on Monday as an observer
- Meanwhile, its air force has told pilots to avoid ‘misfiring’ when sent to repel fighter jets from the mainland
The two-week RIMPAC – the world’s largest international maritime drill held by the US every second year – kicked off on Monday in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Led by the US Navy, it brings together naval forces primarily from the Pacific Rim – this year South Korea, Canada, Australia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, New Zealand, Brunei and France – to promote regional stability and cooperation. More than half the 25 countries that took part in the last RIMPAC drill are not participating this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Taiwan had been hoping to join the war games, hoping stronger ties with the US would help it to get an invitation to participate as an observer, but it was not forthcoming. Military spokesman Shih Shun-wen confirmed on Monday that the island’s defence ministry had not received an invitation to take part, however he stressed that the “cooperation between Taiwan and the US will benefit regional stability”.
Late last month Shih said Taiwan wanted to take part. “We are interested in participating in RIMPAC as an observer as it would enable us to learn from the cooperative training and humanitarian assistance operations,” he said.
Washington’s decision not to grant Taiwan observer status comes as relations have deteriorated across the Taiwan Strait, and as Beijing, Washington and Taipei seek to calm the tensions. Beijing considers Taiwan to be part of mainland territory, and has not ruled out the use of force to bring the island under its control.
In Taiwan, Beijing-friendly newspaper China Times on Monday reported that the island’s air force had renewed an order for its pilots to avoid “misfiring” when they were dispatched to repel fighter jets from the mainland and other aircraft “intruding” into Taiwan’s airspace.
“Only experienced pilots will be sent to take the lead in any operations monitoring the [intruding] warplanes, to avoid misfiring,” the report said, quoting Taiwanese military sources.
“In order to strictly avoid accidents that may trigger military incidents, pilots have been instructed that they cannot fire the first shot without a direct order from the air force command,” the report said. “Any pilots who violate the order will face legal action [from the military].”
A spokesman for Taiwan’s defence ministry declined to comment on the report.
Another humiliating episode for El Presidente Thump
List of China's enemies and their spanking:
Xinjiang separatists -- defeated in 2017 using reeducation camps
Hong Kong separatists -- defeated in 2020 using mass arrests
Taiwan separatists -- defeated in August 2020 after being surrounded by live fire military exercises
Philippines -- defeated in 2020 after Scarborough Shoal navy exercises
Vietnam -- defeated in 2020 after oil companies abandoned exploration
Malaysia -- defeated in 2020 after oil companies abandoned exploration
India -- defeated in 2020 after Galway Valley clash
USA -- mortally wounded by coronavirus, dollar hegemony weakened in 2020
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