NOTE: Before answering the following questions, read the info under “Background” and watch the videos under “Resources” below.

1. List the who, what, where and when of the news report.

2. What is the PLA? What is the PRC?

3. What is significant about the hypersonic missiles the PLA is installing on military bases in Fujian and Guangdong?

4. What evidence does Andrei Chang of Kanwa Defense Review offer for the belief that the PLA is preparing to attack Taiwan at some point?

5. What did China’s communist President for Life Xi JinPing tell PLA troops when he toured a base in Guangdong?

6. Re-read paragraphs 9-12 and 17-19. Consider the following:

VOA reported on Oct. 16,

“In response to Chinese saber-rattling, U.S. warship Barry transited the Taiwan Strait on Oct. 14. The transit came nearly a week after China warned another U.S. ship, the USS John S. McCain, near the disputed Parcel Islands in the South China Sea.

Zhang Chunhui, a spokesman for China’s eastern theater military command, said in a statement that China monitored the USS Barry’s movements earlier this week, according to Reuters.

Beijing, for its part, has been ramping up air force activity near Taiwan. It also has ramped up the rhetoric, accusing the U.S. of “collusion” in trying to push the island nation to declare formal independence, Reuters reported.

The U.S. is trying to bolster Taiwan’s defensive posture by selling it military equipment, including sophisticated drones and a coastal defense missile system.

The U.S. and countries in the region are not sitting idly by while China issues threats and intimidation.

Which presidential candidate (Biden or Trump) do you think will do a better job dealing with China’s aggressive actions in the South China Sea? and dealing with China trade? Ask a parent the same question and discuss your answers.