In the latest instance of force projection, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) fighter jets simulated an attack on a British warship transiting the Taiwan Strait. The Taiwan Strait is a 110-mile-wide waterway separating mainland China from Taiwan. 🚨 BREAKING: Chinese jets reportedly executed “constructive kills”—simulated anti-ship strikes—onRoyal Navy frigate HMS Richmond during a Taiwan Strait transit. In addition to the Taiwan Strait, Chinese vessels also followed the HMS Prince of Wales as it passed through the South China Sea’s disputed Spratly Islands. China also routinely simulates encirclement of the Taiwan Strait and cutting the island off from the external world.