Chinese barges and Taiwan Strait drills are about global power projection − not just a potential invasion

Chinese barges and Taiwan Strait drills are about global power projection − not just a potential invasion

A Mulberry Harbour for the 21st century. Image from video posted on Weibo via Chinese state media.Is China intent on a D-Day style invasion of Taiwan? Certainly that has been the tone of some of the reporting following the emergence of photos and videos depicting massive new Chinese barges designed for land-to-sea military operations. The fact that China launched a two-day military drill in the Taiwan Strait on April 1, 2025, has only intensifie…

According to information published by the New York Times on Tuesday, 1 April, the Chinese army is conducting exercises at sea involving flat-bottomed vessels that could form a wharf for a massive landing of weapons and troops on the archipelago.

China’s new barges could make a tough task easier - invading Taiwan

Their debut suggests China may be closer to landing tens of thousands of troops on Taiwan's shores. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China’s New Barges Reveal How it Might Try to Seize Taiwan - Overpasses For America

In recent weeks, China has been practicing unusual maneuvers off its southern coast involving three special barges. The vessels have linked up one behind another, forming a long bridge that extends from deeper waters onto the beach. That feat has been a warning to Taiwan. The vessels’ debut suggests that China’s People’s Liberation Army may be a step closer to being able to land tens of thousands of troops and their weapons and vehicles on Taiwa…

▶️ China is testing massive landing craft. They could be mobilized in the event of an assault on Taiwan. Tensions between China and Taiwan are reaching a critical level. - China is testing landing craft: “At any moment, it can decide to invade Taiwan”, estimates a geopolitologist (International). TF1 NEWS