A revealing exchange from the meeting between the presidents of China & Taiwan:
During the meeting, Ma raised the issue of Taiwanese concern over China’s military deployment against Taiwan…
According to Ma, Xi said that “the [PLA] deployments do not target Taiwan.” [Emphasis added]
ייִדיש משלי With a fairy tale and with a lie you can lull only children to sleep. #Jewish #Quotes #Yiddish #Proverbs
— Yiddish Proverbs (@YiddishProverbs) October 1, 2015
UPDATE (November 12 / 2015): From today's Taipei Times:
Ma said nothing in response [to Xi's contention that China's missiles were not targeted against Taiwan]. He did not point out the obvious: Taiwan is the only nation in sight in the direction and range of China’s nearly 1,600 short-range missiles along its coast across the Taiwan Strait.
If, as Xi claims, the missiles are not aimed at Taiwan, what are they aimed at? Xi cannot possibly be suggesting that the missiles are targeting bluefin tuna off the coast of Pingtung County or humpback dolphins of the coast of Changhua County, can he?