Monday, May 6, 2019

Is China Laying The Groundwork For War With Taiwan?

Airmen walk in formation prior to a combat drill with H-6K bombers. (Yang Ruikang/People's Republic of China)

Mike Yeo, Defense News: China is laying the groundwork for war with Taiwan

MELBOURNE, Australia – China is improving and increasing its options for a possible future invasion of Taiwan, with military reforms and investments in multi-domain military capabilities offering a range of options to defeat the self-governing island, according to a Pentagon report.

These options range from an air and sea blockade of Taiwan to a full-scale invasion, although the latter option would require a significant increase in the number of amphibious ships, according to the latest annual China Military Power Report released Thursday by the Department of Defense.

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WNU Editor: China still has a long way to go before they become a significant threat against Taiwan .... Report: China Can’t Execute Major Amphibious Operations, Direct Assault on Taiwan (USNI News).

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Mike Feldhake said...

Ok, yes but would that not require an almost like response? I.e. Cratering

Anonymous said...

Those air men look more like winnie the poo bears. Exercise at all? They better hope never to be shot down or even a Taiwanese girl would beat them up like a stuffed toy :D