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If one sets aside the issue of Taiwanese independence and whether China does or does not control the straight of Taiwan (a large thing, sure), nothing about this seems terribly surprising or aggressive on China's part.

The US sent a Navy cruiser through water China claims is theirs. China flew a drone to keep watch. If it had been the other way around, the US would have done the same, no doubt.

It's all games to look and sound very important and powerful.

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Isn't this standard for all sides all over the world? Test reaction times for possible / perceived / near border excursions.

Just to have an idea of what happens, how long it takes etc etc

So set aside bullying a US alley and a democracy. We shouldn't be trading with a dicatorship anyway.

As a matter of fact China and Russia did send a joint air mission a week ago, which violated disputed South Korean/Japanese airspace which Seoul controls. Of course Russia claimed it was passing through international airspace and Japan blamed SK for taking action.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-russia-aircraf...

> Japan blamed SK for taking action.

According to the article you linked Japan blamed China and Russia, not SK

"Separately, Japan, which said it had also scrambled fighter aircraft to intercept the Russian and Chinese planes, lodged a complaint with both South Korea and Russia over the incident, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said."

"If it had been the other way around, the US would have done the same, no doubt."

No, the US would have bombed the shit out of the Chinese cruiser.

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