China ferry fleet built amid Taiwan invasion preparations, classified report warns
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A classified US intelligence report, seen by the ABC, says vessels have been modified to carry tanks and partake in amphibious operations in what Taiwan considers part of China's "expansionist intentions".

A classified US military intelligence report seen by the ABC says China is rapidly building up the country’s commercial ferry fleet to prepare for an invasion of Taiwan.

The report dates from earlier this year and was prepared by members of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) for the Pentagon.

The US intelligence says the large ocean-going vessels have been modified to carry tanks and partake in amphibious operations.

China is building more than 70 of the large vessels by the end of 2026.

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1217·
    2 days ago

    The lesson is don’t tell lies, but also of note – THE WOLF DID COME.

    I do love setting all my foreign policy on the plot line of an Aesop’s Fable.

    But, just out of curiosity, why is the wolf China? Isn’t the wolf typically aligned with Italy, Turkyie, or Estonia? Perhaps the moral of the story is that Europe plans to invade Taiwan. After all, its not called the “Boy who cried Dragon”.

    • Envy@fedia.io
      1411·
      2 days ago

      Swap China for Russia and you sound like every other tankie parrot leading up to the russian invasion of Ukraine.

      How many sock puppets are you on now btw?

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1015·
        2 days ago

        Swap China for Russia

        I love that you think these two countries are interchangeable.

        How many sock puppets are you on now btw?

        Every single post you read that upsets you is authored by me, personally. That’s not just on Lemmy. It’s all me. It’s always all been me.