China on Sunday (April 9th) simulated bombing against key targets in Taiwan, on the second day of a total encirclement exercise on the island. "With this exercise, the Chinese want to demonstrate that they have very high precision weapons," says Peer de Jong, former colonel, vice-president of the Themiis Training Institute.
Operation Joint Sword mobilized destroyers, missile speedboats, fighter jets, tankers and jammers. The objective of the exercise is to demonstrate the potential response of the Taiwanese response.