Beijing is proceeding Saturday in the Strait of Taiwan to a "total encirclement" of the island. China, which has ordered military maneuvers around Taiwan until Monday, wants to show that it can repossess the island at any time.Warships, missile speedboats, fighter jets, tankers and jammers are mobilized.
The maneuvers "serve as a serious warning against collusion between separatist forces seeking +Taiwan independence+ and external forces, as well as their provocative activities," a Chinese military spokesman said.