AILSA CHANG, HOST:The Chinese military, or the People's Liberation Army, has said it has, quote, "completed various tasks" around the island of Taiwan. What have we learned over the past couple decades as to how the Chinese military has been gradually preparing for a possible attack on Taiwan? To perfect their ability to put together a holistic multiservice operation with Taiwan is what the Chinese military refers to as the main strategic direction. And what might be some limitations that the last several days of drills revealed about the People's Liberation Army, you think? FINKELSTEIN: The Chinese People's Liberation Army, the Chinese military is working and has been for many, many years to provide the leaders of the Communist Party of China with military options should they choose to use military force for unification with Taiwan.

Source: CNN August 13, 2022 00:56 UTC