PLA naval deployments in West Pacific may rehearse Taiwan anti-intervention ops

Recent PLA naval movements in the western Pacific and South China Sea, unannounced as drills, are assessed by ISW as possibly rehearsing operations to deter US/allied intervention in a Taiwan conflict. Beijing has not confirmed a large-scale exercise, leaving intent uncertain. The pattern suggests growing PLA focus on anti-access/area-denial capabilities.

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