Reuters shed light that while China’s expanded drills surrounding Taiwan have marked an unprecedented military and political warning against outside interference over the island, they opened a window to gather intelligence for the U.S. and its allies. The four days of intense drills last week — and extended manoeuvres this week — provide an opportunity to scrutinise the missiles China would use to drive off foreign militaries intervening in any future invasion as well as its command, control and communications systems, regional diplomats and security analysts said.
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Reuters reveals China’s Taiwan military drills offer spying opportunity for U.S.
11 August 2022, 7:41 pm 1 minute
Article Tags
Topics of Interest: Government
Type: Reuters Best
Sectors: Government & Public Services
Regions: Asia
Countries: TaiwanUS
Win Types: Overall Coverage
Story Types: Special Report / Insight
Media Types: Text