Something is going on, on the map. I have no idea what, don't understand Chinese but i suspect it has something to do with Taiwan
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Definitely. There was a 'fiery' speech from a regional Taiwanese politician about independence a few days ago. Mainland China didn’t like it. The answer is an exercise designed to surround Taiwan island from both the east sides and the west side, the ongoing Joint Sword-2024A drills display the PLA's strike capability across all directions of the island without any blind spots, forming a situation where the island can be pinned down from both sides.
Here is a less colorful map...
(part of my answer above is copied out of a 'Global Times' article from today)
Ah ok. Thanks for the explanation. Didn't know about the speech also