What increased military activity over Taiwan tells us about China's threat
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Following the release of a special report examining the recent record number of Chinese air-sea operations around Taiwan, Janes Senior Air Reporter Akhil Kadidal joins Harry Kemsley and Sean Corbett to discuss what these escalations could mean for Taiwan. They also examine how the changing military capabilities of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) could signify a shift in its focus from training to combat orientation.
Akhil Kadidal
Akhil Kadidal is an aviation reporter for Janes' Asia-Pacific news team. His area of coverage extends from Afghanistan to Guam, with China being a focus area. He has worked as a journalist for about 10 years. He joined Janes in March 2022. As a reporter, Akhil is regularly in touch with defence departments/ministries, companies, and authoritative sources, to obtain primary source and often exclusive information for news and features. As a proponent of data journalism, Akhil has not only assembled new datasets within Janes on military capabilities, technologies, and operations, but has also assisted with information visualisation.
Following the release of a special report examining the recent record number of Chinese air-sea operations around Taiwan, Janes Senior Air Reporter Akhil Kadidal joins Harry Kemsley and Sean Corbett to discuss what these escalations could mean for Taiwan. They also examine how the changing military capabilities of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) could signify a shift in its focus from training to combat orientation.
