15 October 2024

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@highlight I recently became a correspondent with a website called PowerPoll. It questions opinion makers in a certain community (in this case, Greater Phoenix) and publishes the results monthly.
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October's survey covers propositions on the November ballot and the races for U.S. Senate, County Attorney and Sheriff.

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Stephen Lemons hails from Raleigh, NC, and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he once thought he was Thomas Wolfe but grew to learn better. He has lived and written, variously, in London, New York, Los Angeles and more recently, Phoenix, Arizona, where he worked for many years as a reporter and political columnist for the Phoenix New Times. He currently covers politics and crime as an independent reporter for several outlets, including Phoenix Magazine.


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Taiwan reports surrounded by 153 Chinese military aircraft during drills 

Exercises raise regional tension warns Taipei; US slams war games as it launches drills with Philippines.


Taiwan detected 153 aircraft surrounding its territory as China carried out massive military exercises, according to the self-ruled island’s defence ministry.
  • The “surge in warplane activity” saw a record number of aircraft spotted in the 25 hours to 6am on Tuesday (22:00 GMT, Monday), the Ministry of National Defense said in a statement. 
  • China’s war games have once more raised tensions with the island and across the region, it noted.

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Beijing deployed fighter jets, drones, warships and coastguard ships to encircle Taiwan on Monday. Taipei said it responded by dispatching “appropriate forces” and placing its outlying islands on heightened alert.
The defence ministry said 90 of the Chinese aircraft were spotted within Taiwan’s air defence identification zone.

‘Nonsense’
Beijing considers Taiwan part of its territory and has said it would never rule out using force to take it.
China said the one-day drill, designated “Joint Sword-2024B”, was a warning against “separatist acts”. 
  • The war games followed a National Day speech last week by Taiwan President William Lai Ching-te that Beijing had denounced.
Lai said in the speech that China has no right to represent Taiwan and declared his commitment to “resist annexation or encroachment”.

“This is a resolute punishment for Lai Ching-te’s continuous fabrication of ‘Taiwan independence’ nonsense,” China’s Taiwan affairs office said in a statement.

Attracting attention

Taiwan’s Premier Cho Jung-tai stated that the manuevers were not only a concern for Taipei, but for the entire region.
“Any drills without prior warning will cause great disturbance to peace and stability in the entire region,” he told reporters. 
“China’s drills not only affect Taiwan’s neighbourhood, but also seriously affect the entire international navigational rights and air and sea space, so attracted the attention of other countries.”
  • Taiwan’s Office of the President called on China to “cease military provocations that undermine regional peace and stability and stop threatening Taiwan’s democracy and freedom”.
The United States, an ally to the self-ruled island, noted its concern, even as it launched its own war games in the disputed South China Sea.
The Pentagon slammed China’s drills as “irresponsible, disproportionate, and destabilising”.
However, thousands of US and Philippine marines launched 10 days of joint exercises in the Philippines, which is also locked in dispute with China, on Tuesday.
The exercises are focused on defending the north coast of the main Philippine island of Luzon, which lies about 800km (500 miles) from Taiwan.

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China PLA Conducts Large-Scale Joint Sword 2024B Military Drills Near Taiwan.

According to information published the Chinese MoD on October 14, 2024, the Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China commenced the "Joint Sword-2024B" military exercise. This large-scale drill, involving the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Rocket Force, took place in the Taiwan Strait, as well as the northern, southern, and eastern areas surrounding Taiwan.
The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning. (Picture source: Chinese MoD)


The exercise focused on key operations such as maritime and aerial combat patrols, the blockade of critical ports and regions, and comprehensive control of air and sea domains. Upon receiving operational directives from the joint command center, the PLA Navy and Air Force units conducted a coordinated approach, simulating a multi-pronged encirclement of Taiwan.

  • In multiple zones, including the Taiwan Strait and the waters to the east and southwest of the island, several PLA Navy destroyers and frigates launched synchronized drills. 
  • After reaching the designated areas, the naval formations swiftly deployed into combat readiness, with weapons systems on high alert.

Supported by an integrated joint command system, the naval task forces carried out extensive training in maritime control and securing key regions. 
  • Meanwhile, PLA Air Force fighter jets and bombers flew across the Taiwan Strait, engaging in joint maneuvers. 
  • The aircraft, departing from several coastal airbases, formed combat groups to open airstrike corridors, supporting bombers that conducted coordinated strike drills over the Bashi Channel.

On land, long-range rocket artillery units were mobilized, swiftly organizing personnel and equipment. These units conducted joint exercises aimed at enhancing firepower coordination and high-alert mobility, improving their rapid response capabilities. A Rocket Force brigade, moving under cover of night, completed preparations for a simulated multi-wave missile strike, establishing a high-alert posture for immediate follow-up strikes.

Chinese PLA drills

China has been conducting a series of high-profile military drills around Taiwan throughout 2024. These are part of a broader strategy to demonstrate military readiness and deter what Beijing views as separatist tendencies in Taiwan.

Earlier this year, the "Joint Sword-2024A" exercise was held in May 2024. 
  • It followed Taiwan's new president William Lai's inauguration, which Beijing found provocative. 
  • This drill involved large-scale coordination between the PLA’s Navy, Air Force, Army, and Rocket Force, focusing on simulating blockades, precision strikes on key targets, and joint sea-air operations.

The PLA deployed a range of assets, including warships and fighter jets, while Rocket Force units were mobilized for simulated strikes. The exercises were also notable for integrating intelligence and anti-submarine operations.

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