Beijing, Jan. 31 -- China has made no secret of its desire to annex Taiwan, which it may do by cutting off supplies and imposing a blockade on the self-governing island. To thwart the US military from assisting Taiwan, the Chinese military recently conducted drills, according to a report by The Eurasian Times.

According to an analysis by the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals, as quoted by The Eurasian Times, the goal of the December 2024 Chinese simulation was to train to prevent US forces from accessing the sea surrounding the island.

To prevent American warships from entering the area, China stationed 18 destroyers and frigates east of the "first island chain," which stretches from the Philippines to Japan's Nansei Islands, du...