The four-day drills around Taiwan have offered a rare glimpse into the progress China has made towards its goal of victory in any major conflict, including a potential war against the United States over Taiwan.
Years ago, the President Xi Jinping Commitment to build the Chinese military into a world-class fighting force that can dominate the Asia-Pacific region. The just-completed exercise gave the world a glimpse of how far China’s military has come from its last war — a failed attempt to defeat Vietnam in a three-week border conflict in 1979. Although the Chinese military participated in the exercise this time, not a real conflict, the exercise is a large-scale dress rehearsal for any combat operation.
