◆
Reuters, 2023-9-28: Taiwan says"
it's not likely for them (China) to do anything major to threaten Taiwan or
anything so visible that the Taiwanese people understand that they are trying to
intervene in our election"
◆
Economist, 2023-9-26:
Taiwanese voters will in effect be asked
to decide whether Taiwan should remain aligned with America in strengthening
deterrence against a possible Chinese invasion, or should move towards building
ties with China. The opposition Kuomintang has called the vote a choice between
“war and peace”, implying that the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s
hostility towards China will provoke it to attack.
China...narratives that portray America, not China, as the island's
biggest threat.
◆
Washington Examiner, 2023-9-26:
Americans are increasingly concerned over
tensions between China and Taiwan, with more than 80% reporting the problem is
"somewhat" or "very serious" for the U.S.
◆
full text
◆
Washington Post,
2023-9-28: Taiwan launches the island's first domestically made
submarine for testing |
♦ CNN,
2023-9-28: President Tsai Ing-wen hailed
this
as a significant milestone.
“The submarine is an important realization of our concrete
commitment in defending our country”.
♦ Newsweek,
2023-9-29: Taiwan's former
military leader who heads the submarine program said that the
slated eight Hai
Kun-class boats would bolster the country's defenses to the point that "I don't think we will lose a war.". |
♦
BBC, 2023-9-28: National University of Singapore
Drew Thompson:
the "centre of gravity" for any China-Taiwan naval conflict
would not likely be in the deep waters off the island's east coast,
where submarines would be most effective in...Instead,
the main theatre of war would be in the shallower waters of the west
coast facing mainland China... The submarine is
not optimised for a counter invasion role...
♦
NewsWeek,
2023-9-29: A senior
researcher at RAND:
The relatively shallow, choppy waters of the Taiwan Strait were
well-suited for masking submarines but also harder to operate in.
Policy experts in the U.S. have urged Taipei to adopt an asymmetric
defense strategy based on "lots of small, deadly things—anti-ship
missiles, anti-air missiles, etc.—that would make Taiwan a porcupine."
Such an approach would become more useful, and submarines less so。
♦
The Diplomat,
2023-9-30:
The ODC
(
typically utilizes large numbers of cheaper, smaller, shorter-range, and
more survivable weapons systems.) appears to
have fallen
out of favor as
a result of institutional opposition, even though the United States has
sought to pressure the
government to focus on less gold-plated procurement projects.
|
◆
The Daily Caller, 2023-9-24:
China has plans to mobilize hundreds or
thousands of civilian merchant ships, fishing boats, Coast Guard vessels, and
anything else capable of ferrying infantry units across the South China Sea, according to
a paper by Lonnie Henley,...In such volumes it would be impossible for even an advanced military to
defeat them all
◆
19FortyFive, 2023-9-21:
China is building a powerful
military to beat America in a war over Taiwan;
China is readying for war today.
China's military has practiced deploying
Ro-Ro ferries as amphibious landers
◆
full text
◆
Report to Congress on Taiwan Defense Military Issues
news.usni.org/2023/09/26/report-to-congress-on-taiwan-defense-military-issues |
Advantages |
including
geography and climate. |
Challenges |
(1)
the PLA now is able, or will soon be able, to execute a
range of military campaigns against Taiwan.
(2) Civil-military relations are strained...
The archipelago's
energy, food, water, internet, and other critical infrastructure
systems are vulnerable to external disruption.
Taiwan's
civil defense preparedness is insufficient, and Taiwan's
military struggles to recruit, retain, and train personnel.
At
a societal level, it is not clear what costs
—
in terms of economic security, safety and security, and lives
—
Taiwan's
people would be willing or able to bear. |
◆
The Hill, 2023-9-19:
The US election may well decide the fate of Ukraine, Taiwan and the rules-based
international order ◆ 1945,
2023-9-20:
China's
military is
preparing to
invade Taiwan (And quite
soon);
China's
military has developed advanced
methods for depriving the Americans of their vaunted advantage in space, threatening the
US in the cyber domain, and possibly disrupting the
electromagnetic (EM) spectrum to sabotage American forces ◆
Military,
2023-9-13:
We lost the wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Knowing our frailties, Xi will persist in pressuring Taiwan to dissolve from
within, while employing military provocations to test America's martial resolve
...
By 37% to 22%, Americans on a bipartisan basis believe we should militarily
protect Taiwan
◆
Daily Express, 2023-9-9:
China has reached the "height of its power"
which may prompt Beijing to launch an invasion of Taiwan, former National
Security Advisor John Bolton exclusively told Daily Express US;
the United States
was not ready ... - something which Beijing would see
as an “opportunity”◆
American Legion,
2023-9-6: Some predictions have estimated war
could break out as early as 2029.
Dr. Shelley Rigger, a Davidson College professor,
acknowledges that such forecasts are made with careful thought, research and
analysis. Still, she says, it's a situation in flux.
◆
AP,
VOA News, 2023-9-2:
Taiwan's
government is racing to counter China, but many on the
island say they don't feel the threat.
That may be partly due to the nuanced views many Taiwanese hold of China.
Many say they are attracted to their much larger neighbor’s dynamic
economy, and its shared language and culture. Others are simply numb to hearing
about the threat in their backyard.
◆
Wall Street Journal, 2023-8-29:
Ramaswamy
says The US currently doesn't even recognize Taiwan as a
nation. Democrates and Republicans both unquestioningly endorse the "One
China" policy and embrace "strategic ambiguity" toward the island. No
other presidential candidate is willing to commit to militarily defending Taiwan ◆
Wall Street Journal, 2023-8-30:
Ramaswamy
says
after America’s rapid semiconductor
renaissance, Taiwan can fend for itself.
I am not going to send our sons and
daughters to die over that conflict.
◆
Daily Express,
2023-8-27: China
sparks major war fears as dozens of aircraft and vessels
either crossed the median line of the sensitive Taiwan Strait or breached
Taiwan's air defence identification zone in a major escalation.
Former Defense Intelligence
Agency officer Matt Shoemaker told Daily Express US the chances new military
packages will repel an invasion are low.
◆
The
Telegraph, 2023-8-22:
China's Taiwan invasion: Battle for the Strait will be a
colossal missile duel
◆
Washington
Examiner, 2023-8-22: China boasts record-high military
recruitment, if military aid
(Taiwan war) is needed, America's sagging recruitment numbers could be a
problem.
◆
full text
Taiwan presidency
- Lai (DPP), Ko, Hou, Gou (opposition) |
◆ BBC,
2023-8-29 |
Opinion polls also show that around 40% of voters are pretty solid
supporters of the ruling DPP. That means the ruling party can be beaten.
But to have any chance the opposition would have to unite around a
single candidate. |
◆ Economist,
2023-8-29 |
The opposition
would not end the tensions, but it would probably reduce them by
placating China. A win for Mr Lai, might have the opposite effect. |
◆ Washington Post,
2023-8-28 |
Taiwanese voters
could either fuel or dampen the mounting tensions. Their choice is
between a ruling party determined to maintain Taiwan's political
independence, and an opposition that sees closer ties with China as
the only viable path. |
◆ Wall Street Journal,
2023-8-25 |
analysts said Lai's lead could
erode by the time voters cast their ballots in January, given Taiwan's
reputation for volatile politics.
|
◆ Reuters,
2023-8-28 |
Any split on the non-DPP side would mean Lai's sure victory in January.
Terry Gou's main theme in his pre-campaign events has been
that the only way to avoid war with China, which claims
Taiwan as its own territory, is to get the DPP out of
office. |
◆ AP, The Hill,
2023-8-28 |
Terry Gou
announces run for Taiwan presidency.
He has received criticism
that
he was splitting the vote,“I
will definitely not allow Taiwan to become the next Ukraine”.
He has received criticism
that he was splitting the vote |

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Daily
Express, 2023-8-20:
Taiwan under threat as China sends fighter jets and
warships with nations on brink of war
◆
The
Conversation, 2023-8-16:
According to some
Taiwanese observers, the people of Taiwan would be unwilling to pay such a
heavy price (Ukraine is
paying a heavy price in terms of lost
lives and a shattered
economy) to preserve its political autonomy.◆
New York Times,
news brief 2023-8-14: A Taiwanese presidential contender
(Lai Ching-te) walks
a fine line... it's likely
that he'll be more muted...Expect restraint...And his visit, however low-key, is also likely to prompt an escalation
of Chinese military flights and naval maneuvers near Taiwan, bringing
into focus the risks of real conflict over its future. ◆
Daily Mail, 2023-8-18:
China rehearses invasion of Taiwan with troops
storming 'sea defences' in chilling wargames - while Beijing and Russia
stage joint naval exercises in the Pacific.
the CCP has more than
600 million citizens of military age, fit-for-service citizens from
which it could theoretically source new troops endlessly. ◆
New York Times, 2023-8-8:
For the most part, Taiwanese people seem to be at ease
with their Chinese heritage. In the political
debate, Taiwanese nationalists often emphasize the existence of the Indigenous
groups as evidence that Taiwan has its unique origins, of which the Chinese
culture is only a part... Even though the Indigenous groups make up only 2
percent of Taiwan's population, they’re an important part in the narrative of
Taiwanese nationhood.
◆
The
WEEK UK, 2023-8-1:
Taiwan's leaders
generally believe Chinese efforts to incorporate the island into its political
system will be attempted through economic coercion rather than military action
◆
Washington
Post, 2023-7-29:
U.S. to provide up to $345 million in military aid to Taiwan;
a
defense analyst
in Taiwan
was
skeptical of the aid package and pointed to “serious delays in
recent years in the delivery of numerous U.S. arms sales” to Taiwan.
◆
Bloomberg, 2023-7-29:
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Director of National Intelligence Avril
Haines have said they don't see an effort by China to
seize Taiwan by force as imminent
◆ Washington
Examiner, 2023-7-24:
China and
Russia train together to sink US submarines.
the U.S.
retains a key, though diminishing, advantage in undersea warfare.
U.S. submarines
remain a thorn in China's side.
◆
Financial Times, 2023-7-23:
Washington is reducing some
long-term deployments in the Indo-Pacific,...the US's
decision to help Ukraine only with weapons and the wavering of some European
countries about support for Kyiv do not bode well for Taiwan ◆
Daily Express, 2023-7-23: Japan says:
If people all over the world have the will to support Taiwan, it would be very possible that we will provide some kind
of support to Taiwan...the government would need to first secure the support of the
population before intervening.
◆
full text
◆
Fox News, 2023-7-28
The coming China war over Taiwan
-
The US should fight alongside allies, not in their place |
♦
a critical question – is Taiwan
committed to its own defense? There are multiple indications that the answer is
no.
♦
perhaps most alarmingly,
some Taiwanese youth, it turns out, are reluctant to die for their
country.Research
in
2018: Large numbers of young Taiwanese were "apathetic toward the
military and averse to service."
♦
Biden
must show leadership now, before it’s too late, and force Taiwan to
participate much more in its own defense...
foxnews.com/opinion/coming-china-war-over-taiwan-needs-american-leadership-before-too-late
Rebekah Koffler |
◆
BBC, 2023-7-21:
Much of the
#MeToo
focus is still on sexual harassment, and "large-scale exposure" of
sexual assault is yet to happen, that
can only happen with more resources legal and counselling support
from the state. The government must extend the statute of limitations for
prosecuting sexual harassment cases, which is currently six months.
◆
ResponsibleStatecraft.org,
2023-7-17: War with China over Taiwan? Don't
expect US allies (Japan, Australia, Korea, Philippines,
Thailand) to join
◆
Lowy
Institute, 2023-7-17: the US
will help
Australia acquire nuclear-powered attack submarines. This will enable Australia
to conduct operations such as anti-submarine warfare against China's
subsurface fleet.
Similarly, Japan
will
acquire counterstrike capabilities, which will include
purchasing 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States. These would allow Japan
to target China's missile launchers and
command-and-control sites that would be key to
an invasion of Taiwan.
But
there is
uncertainty over not just the kind of support allies would provide, but over
whether they would provide any at all.
◆
Bloomberg, 2023-7-13:
Taiwan #MeToo scandals
push Tsai government to
toughen equality
laws. The
scandals contrast with the island's image as one of
Asia's most progressive societies:
1st to legalize same-sex marriage, but“Speaking
up takes a lot of courage, because speaking up in this culture may lead to
victim shaming.”◆
West Point, 2023-7-11:
<White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan>
implicitly suggests that a Chinese
invasion of Taiwan is essentially a land war, and
highlights a fundamental component of warfare
that applies to an attempted Chinese forceful reunification of Taiwan—that the
war will be won or lost by land forces on the ground.
◆
NEWS
Australia, 2023-7-12:
Taiwan
considers reviving nuclear power plants due to the threat of China
◆
full text
National Interest, 2023-7-16 -
Willing to fight ? |
China |
Taiwan |
a study conducted
by Adam Y. Liu and Xiaojun Li, 55 percent of
the respondents supported “launching a unification war ” while 33
percent opposed it ... another online
survey in ThinkChina and Taiwan Inside, 53.1 percent
supported armed unification with Taiwan, while 39.19 percent opposed it
among Chinese elites. |
Instead
of making a commitment to defend their territory, most Taiwanese people
have a huge hope to rely on external support, particularly from the
United States...
extension of the compulsory conscription
program received backlash from younger Taiwanese. |
◆ Sky News, 2023-7-12:
A war over Taiwan – a conflict cause mass casualties and
destruction, international trade would plunge, supply shortages of essential
goods would pile up and inflation would surge
◆
Council on Foreign Relations, 2023-7-7:
Taiwan's dominance of semiconductor production
... is unlikely to act as a “silicon
shield"
◆
le
Monde, 2023-7-5: many Hong Kongers (pro-democracy protesters) struggle to
obtain Taiwan visas and feel unsafe
◆
Wall
Street Journal, 2023-7-5:
Taiwan
is far from ready, the professionalism and motivation of Taiwan's military are a
particular concern ◆
NPR, 2023-7-3: More
than 100 accusations of sexual harassment and assault have rocked Taiwan...
— showing the gap between laws meant to protect victims and their
implementation.
◆ ResponsibleStateCraft.org, 2023-7-3:
Taiwan's total trade
increased to $907 billion in 2022 from $508.4 billion in 2016. While 39
percent of Taiwanese exports went to China and Hong Kong last year
◆
Economist, 2023-6-29:
if a war did break out, even
severe sanctions might do little. ◆ National
Interest, 2023-6-29:
it
could require considerable time—potentially several months—for the United States
to mobilize sufficient U.S.-based combat power to augment forward...
◆
TIME, 2023-6-26:
Taiwan needs
to overhaul its reserves
◆ The
Diplomat, 2023-6-27:
Washington
and the U.S. public might opt against intervention if Taiwan’s military rapidly
collapsed or if the conflict appeared to be a lost cause. it could require
potentially several months – for the US to mobilize sufficient U.S.-based combat
power to ... fight a major contingency in East Asia. ◆ NPR.org, 2023-6-22:
the
Council on Foreign Relations says that the U.S. and China are 'drifting toward a
war' over Taiwan.
◆ Wall Street
Journal, 2023-6-22:
Can
sanctions threat
deter china from
invading Taiwan? The
answer, according to a new study, is a potential "yes" - but with big caveats
◆
full text
Bulgari
apologizes ──
|
♣
CNN, 2023-7-12 |
Bulgari has apologized for listing
Taiwan and China separately on some of its websites, after Chinese
social media users accused
...People's
Daily meanwhile questioned why the brand had not published similar
statements to its English-language accounts on Twitter and Instagram.。
In 2019, Versace apologized implying Taiwan's
independence...
aol.com/bulgari-apologizes-taiwan-listing-amid-064439595.html |
◆
FoxNews, 2023-6-19:
"The Biden Administration is acting needy and desperate"
,"They
want to talk more than China does, and China knows it. So they are making us
grovel. " ◆
BBC, Independent, 2023-6-20:
the drugging of preschool children in Taiwan have sparked widespread alarm on the
island.
Some
teachers at the kindergarten gave children phenobarbital to “make them more
compliant”. A
rally demanded
transparency from the government.◆ The Diplomat, 2023-6-17:
Taiwan has abandoned asymmetric
defense reform in all but name, War on the Rocks:
Instead, Taiwan is now planning to deter an
invasion by threatening to retaliate with missile strikes against the Chinese
homeland and by pitting Taiwanese units in direct combat against the vastly
superior People's Liberation Army
◆
SCMP,
2023-6-17: Washington believes Beijing is leaning towards the stick rather than the
carrot because of its increasingly tough stance, analysts warn ◆
Bloomberg, 2023-6-15:
US Presses Taiwan Opposition Candidate
Over China Policies; Washington will want to be assured that
KMT's Hou has “a clear stance on China and international policy..."
◆ National
Interest, 2023-6-15:
If China
launches an invasion without first destroying America's
military assets in the region, its ships will be left vulnerable to attack.
However, if it launches a preemptive strike on U.S. forces, especially on
American soil in Guam, it will experience the full wrath of a vengeful
United States ◆
full text
#MeToo
in Taiwan
◆ The
Guardian, 2023-6-8:
The
belated #MeToo reckoning has exposed the deeply patriarchal norms
that still govern Taiwanese society.
while these accusations had played out in the court of public
opinion, in formal legal proceedings they were unlikely to succeed.
theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/08/taiwan-ruling-party-rocked-sexual-harassment-claims-metoo
AmyHawk
◆ Washington
Post, 2023-6-7:
The
#MeToo
accusations have caused the DPP's
favorability ratings to plummet just as Taiwan gears up for a
tough election campaign. The ruling party risks losing to the
nationalist Kuomintang.
people
across Taiwan have now come forward with experiences of
harassment by university professors, doctors, directors and
baseball umpires.
But the government has
until now been slow to respond to reported cases of sexual
harassment.
msn.com/en-us/news/world/hit-netflix-show-sparks-a-wave-of-metoo-allegations-in-taiwan/ar-AA1cefPH
Vic
Chiang, Meaghan Tobin
◆
Wall
Street Journal, 2023-6-7:
Sexual
misconduct
allegations
roil Taiwan's
U.S.-friendly
ruling
party.
wsj.com/articles/sexual-misconduct-allegations-roil-taiwans-u-s-friendly-ruling-party-5b0d8894
Joyu Wang
Wenxin Fan
◆
Bloomberg, 2023-6-7:
Taiwan president apologizes twice in week for #MeToo allegations,
Tsai: "We've also seen such cases are
everywhere, not only in the DPP or other political parties..."
Women's rights |
◆
Taipei Times, 2023-6-12:
Taiwanese government actively courts Chinese tourists by the hundred
thousand, immigration authorities hand out insult after insult to people whose
skins are a bit too brown...
besides, over 1,000 nurses, have come from Hong Kong
and are unable to obtain residency to work
◆
Economist, 2023-5-31:
Taiwan's
would-be presidents all promise a way to peace. Sadly, it is not entirely
within their power.
◆Washington
Examiner,
2023-6-1: Elbridge Colby : "If Taiwan is so blithe about its own defense, why should Americans
stick their necks out?
◆ The
Guardian, 2023-5-24: Taiwan's
main political parties and an overwhelming majority of Taiwan's
people reject
the prospect of Chinese rule, but there are
large differences in their plans for protecting Taiwan -
the KMT says the best way forward is to have friendlier ties with China,
DPP's Lai
has been described as more “green”
(pro-independence) than Tsai
Ing-wen ◆
The Guardian, 2023-5-22:
over 90% of the world's
semiconductors are made in the place many US officials think could be the site
of the next global conflict: Taiwan.
◆
Fortune, 2023-5-21:
Warren Buffett
told Japan's Nikkei that
the threat of war was a “consideration” in dumping the bulk of the stake
in TSMC. Musk told the Financial
Times that a conflict over Taiwan is inevitable. His
comments did not go over well in Taiwan
◆
Washington
Post, 2023-5-18: it is now a very serious question whether the United States can
defeat a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
To
avert war with China, the U.S. must prioritize Taiwan over Ukraine
◆
full text
◆ Reuters, 2023-5-20 |
"war is not an option", Taiwan president
says |
◆Washington
Examiner, 2023-6-1 |
Elbridge Colby : "If Taiwan is so blithe about its own defense, why should Americans
stick their necks out?
|
◆ Washington Examiner, 2023-5-19 |
The top-line fact in the weapons to Ukraine or Taiwan debate
/
Taiwan's defense spending remains
absurdly inadequate. It's also feasible that Taiwan may elect a new
government in 2024 that lacks sufficient resolve to fight China. In contrast,
Ukraine has shown not just the resolve to fight against overwhelming odds, but
the spirit to win.
|
◆
New York Times, 2023-5-17:
As China looms
over Taiwan's Presidential
race, the opposition
picks a
moderate Hou Yu-ih,
trying to appeal to voters wary of Beijing
◆
New York Times, 2023-5-11:
Taiwan's world-dominating microchip sector was built by
its strategic asset,
TSMC's
skilled employees. But a demographic crisis, demanding work culture and flagging
interest threaten its lead
◆ DW
(Germany), 2023-5-12: While Taiwan has historically limited its missile forces to defensive assets,
CSIS indicated the island has started to develop missiles designed for strike
missions. ◆ Washington
Times,
2023-5-9:
Taipei unnerved by investor fears, apocalyptic rhetoric,
Taiwanese officials are trying to
tone down alarmist comments made by U.S.
investment gurus and policymakers about the
risks of a clash with China,
"the fearmongering talk coming out of
Washington isn't helping"
◆
Business
Insider, 2023-5-3:
In first-of-its-kind drill, US Army special operators train to defend Taiwan
against Chinese attack, while the "ultimate backstop" remains America's nuclear
capabilities, according to the Pentagon's National Defense Strategy
◆ Daily
Express, UK, 2023-5-3:
WW3 fears as Taiwan issues
a threatening statement about how it intends to
handle imminent China invasion ◆
CNN,
2023-4-20:
complaints at
high levels of both the Taiwanese and US governments about the lack of
preparation and poor morale in the Taiwanese military
◆
The Register, 2023-4-22:
Taiwan asks US if it could chill out on the anti-China rhetoric
"We're trying to run a chip business here" ◆
New York Times, 2023-4-18: Fear of China
is pitting Taiwan's
people against
each other
◆
Brookings,
2023-4-15:
Anxiety about China's growing military capabilities to
threaten Taiwan...
has fed American impulses to alter longstanding policy, and to increasingly view
challenges confronting Taiwan through a military lens
◆
Nikkei
Asia, 2023-4-7:
Taiwan's
choice: peace or war, ex-president says after China trip
◆ FoxNews,
2023-4-6: Taiwan residents
are in apparent agreement in believing the U.S. will not come to their aid
◆ The
Guardian, 2023-3-28:
(ex-president)
Ma Ying-jeou's "we are all Chinese" message is starkly at
odds with vision of president Tsai Ing-wen, who seeks support from Washington
◆
USNI,
2023-3-21:
U.S. Needs Air
Superiority, Ship-Killing Weapons to Defend Taiwan, Pacific Air Forces Commander
Says...
he doesn’t think China wants to
engage in this fight.
◆
Economist,
2023-3-9:
An invasion would almost certainly
begin with massive missile and rocket strikes on Taiwan. These would quickly
destroy much of Taiwan’s navy, air force and air defences. Taiwan could resist
an attack on its own only for days or weeks ◆
FoxNews, 2023-3-7:
Why does the U.S. keep
on professing the maintenance of regional peace and stability while covertly
formulating a plan for the destruction of Taiwan?" Chinese foreign minister
Qin asked. ◆ FoxNews,
2023-3-7:
House China
committee chair says Xi ‘deadly serious’ about invading Taiwan
◆
Economist,
2023-3-6:
Taiwan has not
made up its mind how or even whether to defend itself...yet
numb to China's
threat.
◆
Foreign
Policy, 2023-3-2:
Should China launch an all-out invasion, however, Taiwan would likely
succumb within a few days once its air
force of just 470 combat aircraft was overwhelmed...
◆
USNI, 2023-3-2:
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl
testified before the House Armed Services Committee that he does not
think China will attempt to invade Taiwan before 2027.
◆
Washington Post,
2023-2-28: The Russian invasion has allowed the United States to conduct
a dry run of exactly the sort of policies that deterring or defeating a Chinese
attack on Taiwan would require: active defense industrial production lines, an
efficient logistics network ...a coalition of allies
... ◆
New
York Times, 2023-2-27:
the Chinese are prepared to wage a much
broader type of warfare that would reach deep into American society.
The U.S. economy is heavily dependent on Chinese resources and
manufactured goods ◆
Washington Post, ABC
news, 2023-2-27:
CIA chief: Xi Jinping
has instructed his country's military to “be ready by 2027” to invade Taiwan;
China has some doubt on ability to invade Taiwan ◆
WSJ,
Fox News, 2023-2-23:
The U.S. is preparing to send 100 to 200 troops to Taiwan for
training amid rising
tensions with China; The Wall Street Journal described the planned troop increase in
the coming months as the largest deployment of American forces in Taiwan in
decades.
◆
Washington Examiner, 2023-2-23:
Taiwan views Russia's
war in Ukraine as a fate that could await it if
it doesn't take the proper steps needed to defend its democratic island nation
from a potential Chinese invasion.◆
TIME, 2023-2-23:
Winning
the tech war with China
depended
entirely upon persuading U.S. allies—particularly Taiwan, the Netherlands,
and Japan—to follow the U.S. lead and adopt similar export control regulations
◆ Aljazeera, 2023-2-23: CIA Director William Burns
recently said although Xi was likely “unsettled” by Russia’s failures in
Ukraine, he had still told China’s military to be ready to invade Taiwan by
2027.◆ Washington Post, 2023-2-22: Our best chance of preventing an invasion of Taiwan, and of essentially
preventing World War III, is to put actual hard power on Taiwan ◆
Economist, 2023-2-18:
China still relies on Russia for certain crucial military components, which
makes the friendship central to any plans China might have to invade Taiwan
(CBS 2023-2-19:
China considering providing "lethal support"
to aid Russian invasion of Ukraine, Blinken says) ◆
Council on Foreign Relations,
2023-2-12: the unpredictable nature of ADIZ
violations is intended to keep the status quo around Taiwan unstable and
ambiguous in order to facilitate strategic surprise ◆
CNN, 2023-2-9:
More US firms in Taiwan say they're seeing 'significant disruption' due to
rising tension with China -
elevated
concern from global headquarters, increased shipping, insurance or financial
costs, as well as staff anxiety
◆
New York Times,
2023-2-1:
The United States is increasing its
military presence in the Philippines , the Philippines
is among the most geographically close to Taiwan...is
crucial to countering China in the event it attacks Taiwan
◆
Forbes,
2023-1-31:
China's lack
of capacity for amphibious assault as evidence
that it will not be ready for war so quickly.
China's
use of civilian
ferries in military exercises
makes it difficult to predict when, and if, China will invade Taiwan.
◆
Fortune, 2023-1-29:
WSJ:
Seth Cropsey
warned of a possible war with China over Taiwan.
"If Lai
Ching-te, (a fierce supporter of Taiwan's independence) does win (in 2024),
Beijing could move quickly to invade".◆
Wall Street Journal, 2023-1-26:
Washington is strategically unprepared for a crisis and Biden's
policies are hampering deterrence
;
If Lai Ching-te
(a staunch proponent of the island's
independence) does win, Beijing could move quickly to
invade.
◆ The Hill,
2023-1-23: the U.S. defense industrial base
is not currently equipped to support a protracted conventional war...How
do you effectively deter if you don’t have sufficient stockpiles of the kinds of
munitions you’re going to need for a China-Taiwan Strait kind of scenario? ◆
Bloomberg, 2023-1-21:
A more
effective structure would de-emphasize vulnerable combat aircraft and surface
ships and emphasize instead land-based anti-air and anti-ship capabilities. This
is what some commentators have called the "porcupine strategy"
◆
WSJ, 2023-1-23:
Taiwan is much more important
(than Ukraine) to our
security and prosperity. Any tanks we can
spare should go to Taipei.
◆
New York Times, 2023-1-21:
Glaser warns that
symbolic victories may
not be worth the cost of provoking China
... "But the
bottom line is, this is a fight over symbolism" said
Dan Blumenthal
◆
USA Today, 2023-1-20:
Taiwan's envoy to the US says her island
has learned lessons from Ukraine's war that will help it deter, defend against
an attack by China. Among the lessons: preparing for the kind of all-of-society
fight Ukrainians are waging against Russia
◆
AFP, 2023-1-21:
Blinken sees lower US tensions with China but risks on Taiwan
◆
CNN, 2023-1-20:
In
Taiwan, ex-conscripts feel unprepared for potential China conflict
◆
WSJ, 2023-1-19:
The Heritage Foundation's latest 'Index of U.S. Military
Strength' warns of declining power in the U.S. Navy and Air Force.
Taiwan is
ramping up its spending on defense but its conscription and readiness are
underwhelming. ◆ Economist,
2023-1-19: TSMC
is playing a subtle game of diplomacy in
which its business interests come first
◆ Star & Strips 2023-1-19: Taiwan
defense experts expect few US boots on the ground if war breaks out with China
◆ The WEEK (UK), 2023-1-19: China's
"compounding troubles" — the demographic challenges, the pandemic and a
troubled property market — could prompt President Xi Jingping to take rash
action. ◆
New York Post,
2023-1-14:
the U.S.
needs to speed up its military shipments to Taiwan,
specifically long-range bombers with long-range anti-ship missiles.
◆The
SUN, 2023-1-14: Taking Taiwan could even require Beijing to muster
a force of two million troops, ...US should help arm Taiwan with missiles
to DESTROY Shanghai to stop Chinese invasion, says ex-general
◆
TIME,
2023-1-7:
the threat of a costly armed
engagement may encourage Beijing to pursue non-military scenarios to try to
coerce Taiwan under its control.
◆Washington
Post, 2023-1-9:
Taiwan needs to be prepared to withstand a lengthy siege
but has not stockpiled nearly enough energy, food, medicine or ammunition. It
has only about 10
days of natural gas supplies in reserve...
Unfortunately, a lot of Taiwanese still
don’t seem to grasp how perilous their situation is. ◆ CNN,
2023-1-9: CSIS War game suggests Chinese invasion of Taiwan would fail at a huge
cost to US, Chinese and Taiwanese militaries ◆
full text
Biden's
State of the Union speech - Taiwan war |
The Hill, 2023-2-9 |
Biden's State of the Union speech on Feb. 7 buried these two clear
and present dangers simultaneously confronting national security. When is the Biden administration going to recognize that we are essentially in
the equivalent of WWIII? |
Washington Examiner, 2023-2-1 |
State of Our Union: Biden's China policy tolerates excessive risks The Biden administration is
playing with fire by refusing to prepare for war. |
The Hill, 2023-2-14 |
In his first State
of the Union address in March 2022, President Biden,
proclaimed, “In the battle between democracy and autocracy,
democracies are rising to the moment";...
if
China invaded Taiwan, would the international order really collapse?
Would authoritarianism really spread throughout the globe? Is it in
the U.S. interest to come to Taiwan’s defense? Are we prepared to
send Americans into harm's way? |
◆
The WEEK (UK), 2023-1-10: Bloomberg:“calls
growing” among American politicians for a commitment to get involved if Beijing
invades the island. ◆
Forbes,
2023-1-9: the
extended-range JASSM-ER that helped to win the war
in CSIS War
game ◆
Asia Nikkei,
2023-1-6:
reserves, supposedly 2 million strong, are
a paper force, with "no way whatsoever" to reinforce existing units in combat ◆ The
American SPECTATOR,
2023-1-5:
coming crisis over Taiwan
is now popularly treated as a foregone conclusion...What
is more likely is that China will wait a while longer, probably until the early
2030s.
◆ Forbes,
2023-1-2: Economics, often
takes a back seat to geopolitics and national pride (questions
of sovereignty and the hyper-sensitivities of China's
leadership) ◆
The Hill, 2023-1-3: America's
‘strategic ambiguity’ on Taiwan gets more dangerous by the day
◆
Financial
Times, 2023-1-2:
Taiwan's move to extend military
conscription will not address broader strategic shortfalls...
expert has
long urged them to build a territorial defence force, a force which could
operate as an urban guerrilla under a more decentralised command
◆
The Guardian, 2023-1-1: Ukraine
is in the headlines now. But a whole new world of conflict is about to erupt,Taiwan,
North Korea, Iran and Palestine are all potential flashpoints
General's memo spurs debate: Could China invade Taiwan by 2025?
The Hill, 2023-2-2, Fox News, 2023-2-4, USA Today, 2023-2-3 |
US
generals, officials, experts, law-makers |
China invade Taiwan by ? |
CIA Director William Burns |
Xi has ordered military to be ready for Taiwan invasion by 2027 |
Adm. Charles Richard, commander of U.S. Strategic Command |
by 2027 |
Philip Davidson, the former head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
(Jan. 2023) |
China may attack Taiwan — even just its small, outer islands — by
2027 |
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday
(Oct., 2022) |
Chinese could attack Taiwan before 2024...or
a potentially a 2023 window |
Secretary of State Antony Blinken
(Oct., 2022) |
on a “much faster timeline” than previously thought. |
U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security
Affairs Ely Ratner
(July, 2022) |
“only a matter of time” |
Minihan,
the leader of Air Mobility Command |
2025 |
Jacob Stokes, a senior fellow focused on U.S.-China relations at the
Center for a New American Security, |
before 2027, a crisis or incident that could spiral out of
control |
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul |
agreeing with the assessment on “Fox News Sunday.” |
Sen. Todd Young (Ind.) |
2025 |
House Armed Services Committee ranking member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) |
the
2025 timeline for such an event was “not only not inevitable” but
“highly unlikely,” |
Retired Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey |
2025
, a“bad judgment” |
Gen. Mark
Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
(Nov. 2022) |
it
will be “some time” before the Chinese have the military capability
to invade Taiwan. |
news.yahoo.com/general-memo-spurs-debate-could-110000282.html |
◆
The
Hill, 2022-12-30:
Mark Esper says Taiwan is “not prepared enough” for a potential
Chinese invasion
◆ The Guardian, 2022-12-30: Extending conscription may make Taiwan feel safer – but at the cost of
alienating its young people ◆
Deutsche Welle,
2022-12-30:
US support for Taiwan is double edged: both essential to its
survival, and risking dragging Taiwan into a much bigger conflict.
◆ Reuters,
2022-12-28: China's government criticised Taiwan on Wednesday for seeking
to use the Taiwanese people as "cannon fodder" by extending compulsory military
service from four months to one year starting in 2024 ◆ Wall Street Journal, 2022-12-28:
Military conscription is a good start, but
leaders in Taipei need to act with greater urgency still
◆
New York Times,
2022-12-26:
With Record Military Incursions, China Warns Taiwan and U.S.
; 71 military aircraft buzzed the airspace near Taiwan
◆
Politico, 2022-12-27: The U.S. has pledged to deploy so much firepower to the
Indo-Pacific in 2023 that China won’t even consider invading
Taiwan. Lawmakers
and allies say it’s already too late
◆
Modern War Institute at West
point, 2022-12-19:
Taiwan has
mostly accepted the need to shift to a “porcupine
strategy” ... implementation has
been slow. And Taiwan has neglected to cultivate the guerrilla-style resistance
forces that will be necessary to counter an occupation. ◆
Politico
(eu), 2022-12-20:
the
consequences of war in Asia would be just as devastating for the Continent.
if Taiwan
wants to alter Beijing's cost-benefit calculus and
deter an invasion, it must move boldly and quickly to bolster its defense.
◆ War on the
Rocks,2022-12-19: Biden's
National Security Strategy of October 2022 tilted toward strategic ambiguity.
◆ CNN , 2022-12-17:
The population pool is decreasing, so Taiwan is
actively considering whether to resume conscription to meet our military needs
◆
National Interest, 2022-12-11:
China Isn't Ready to Invade Taiwan -
two major challenges: unfinished military modernization and high casualty
potential ◆ 1945, 2022-12-12:
the likelihood of a Chinese move to
take Taiwan by force is as close to inevitable
as it gets.
The reason: in China's
thinking that the United States has embarked on a course to prevent Taiwan from
ever reunifying with China ◆ The Atlantic, 2022-12-3: Taiwanese
people seem blissfully oblivious of a
looming conflict with China. The U.S. can't afford
that luxury ◆
The WEEK (UK), 2022-12-4 :
A RAND Corporation
study predicted that a yearlong war would cut the U.S.'s gross domestic product
by 5 to 10 percent — but it would slash China's by 25 to 35 percent.
◆
Economist, 2022-11-29:
many Taiwanese are tired of
squabbles over national identity,
especially after Ms Tsai's refusal last year to accept an offer of much-needed
vaccines from China
◆
Wall Street Journal, 2022-11-28:
Taiwan Ruling Party's election
drubbing could ease tension with
China and persuade Chinese leaders that they can peacefully influence
politics there.
◆
full text
NBC, 2022-12-27: Taiwan to extend military conscription to one year, citing threat from China |
WSJ, 2022-12-27 |
a once politically unpalatable move that has become imperative in
the face of growing
concerns about a Chinese attack and intensifying competition between
Washington and Beijing.
wsj.com/articles/taiwan-to-extend-mandatory-military-service-11672129529 |
PBS,
AP,
2022-12-27 |
The White House welcomed the announcement on conscription reform, saying it
underscores Taiwan’s commitment to self-defense and strengthens deterrence...mong
the youngest demographic group of 20-24, however, only 35.6
percent said they would support an extension
pbs.org/newshour/world/taiwan-extends-compulsory-military-service-from-4-months-to-1-year |
CNN,
2022-12-27 |
Chinese
soldiers can only make an amphibious landing after taking control of
the air and the sea...before
they land, there will likely be bombing and blockade, and we need
people to deliver goods and guide residents to air raid shelters
edition.cnn.com/2022/12/27/asia/taiwan-military-conscription-intl-hnk/index.html |
Washington Post, 12-27 |
It had been a widely debated topic for a long time, but faced with
Chinese threats, the government was left little room to be hesitant
washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/27/taiwan-military-mandatory-service-china/ |
Mainichi
Japan
,
2022-12-28 |
The change is said to have come at the request of the United States
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20221227/p2g/00m/0in/058000c
|
GT (China), 2022-12-27 |
"a
deplorable decision" made under US
pressure
/
the DPP authorities might
incorporate some conscripts into the "cyber army" to engage in
collecting intelligence and conduct information warfare against the
mainland, given their relatively weak capabilities on the real
battlefield.
...expecting
that the US may ask Taiwan authorities to increase the defense
budget to purchase more US weapons and ensure the island's military
is in line with US strategy. globaltimes.cn/page/202212/1282753.shtml
12-27 |
High-tech.
persecutions in Taiwan
(
privacy is no
longer sacrosanct
)
|
★
surveillance
in Europe
An increased number of oversight bodies in EU
Member States now monitors the work of intelligence services.
About one month ago, a historic vote in the European Parliament: dangerous AI surveillance
(real-time
remote
biometric identification in public spaces, emotion recognition
( face
analysis )
)
banned.
★
surveillance
in the
U.S.
Freedom House (2019)
: At the very least, social media surveillance must come
under greater oversight.
The use
of such programs must be transparent...
The survival of democracy requires vibrant public spaces, both
offline and online, where individuals can...
without fear of constant surveillance.
Washington DC based Epic.org: The unchecked expansion of
surveillance systems is one of the greatest threats to privacy
and civil liberties. Abuses of surveillance
technology are not only unjust, they're dangerous.
The concerns in the US
or Europe are basically about
people’s emails, online chats, internet
browsing histories, and information about social media activity
or
face analysis
in public spaces,
etc
As for
mind
control,
and electromagnetic attacks
the civilians
in Taiwan, those are not only violation of Privacy Act (Taiwan
does not have a Privacy Act ), but also committing serious
crimes.

However,
In Taiwan, it is sort of a "Black box"
──
Global Times (2022-12-19) says that - There are forces on the
island of Taiwan
who are mentally
controlling the Taiwan people.

Taiwan has not rebutted its "sworm
enemy's" allegation for more than half years, which is nothing
other than giving a tacit consent to it.
Till now, Taiwan Intel. still refuse to declassify and open
persecution files of 50 years ago, are they willing to open the
public the crimes they committed in recent years
(if any) ?

★
Oversight
In the US,
PRISM receives independent oversight from the federal Gov. executive, judicial and
legislatives branches.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM)
In
EU Member States,
they increased
the number of oversight bodies
to monitor the work of intelligence services
★
Can Taiwan make it ?
Each time
Taiwan's Intel. or dark forces use any of high-tech. weapons (e.g.,
electromagnetic attacks,
mind controlling, etc) to
harm or repress or abuse any of Taiwanese people, will they record
their operation on files ? Taiwan needs a mechanism for great oversight and legal actions.
♦
Executive
|
♦
Judicial
|
♦
Legislatives |
Economist
(2023-5-31)
says
the gov. Executive Yuan
(the
ruling
party)
has an
image problem at home; they have been criticized as immoral
and rotten (chinatimes.com/opinion/20230602004779-262101?chdtv
,
udn.com/news/story/7338/7179278?from=udn_ch2_menu_v2_main_cate
udn.com/news/story/7338/7183270?from=udn_ch2_menu_v2_main_cate
udn.com/news/story/7338/7180885)
|
Only 32.8% of the Taiwanese people trust
the judges. (National Chung-Cheng Univ., 2023-2-13) |
The opposition legislators have huge difficulty in asking
for any files (China Times, 2021-6-18 editorial)
|
|
◆
Reuters,
2022-11-27: Tsai had tried to frame the elections as
more than just a local vote, saying the world is watching how Taiwan defends its
democracy amid tensions with China... But her strategy failed to win public
support.◆
Bloomberg, 2022-11-26:
Taiwan Counts Votes in Elections Set to Shape Presidential Race ; Expert:
The winners of elections will have a say in who get picked to in the subsequent
presidential elections ◆ DW
(Germany), 2022-11-26:
China said the result shows that "mainstream public
opinion in the island is for peace, stability and a good life ◆Washington
Post, 2022-11-23: Despite consistent prodding from Washington, however, Taipei is also
not
nationalistic enough in the sense
that it hasn’t engaged in the kind of military preparation necessary to
deter an attack. Its political leaders are reluctant to reduce their dependence
on U.S. protection
◆ Wall
Street Journal, 2022-11-23: ...the persistent fecklessness of
Taiwanese government's defense
policy, whose bottom line is that the island should be defended by others while
Taiwan's youth can continue to play video games.◆
Economist, 2022-11-24:
Where might conflict flare up in 2023?
Keep an eye on Taiwan and the South China Sea—and the Himalayas
◆ Fortune,
2022-11-19: U.S.
restrictions on selling advanced computer chips to China could make invading
Taiwan more tempting to Beijing. U.S. faces ‘immediate
Great Depression’ if China seizes Taiwan’s semiconductor industry
◆Wall Street Journal, 2022-11-22: In Taiwan, a
Shaky Status Quo Prevails; The people here have little
desire either to yield to Beijing or to provoke a war ◆ Economist, 2022-11-18: Will Taiwan be the
Ukraine of Asia?
The
status quo is breaking down, making war more likely ◆
CNN's
meanwhile in China,
2022-11-14:
For
Beijing, no red line is starker or more crucial than its claim over Taiwan ...The
Chinese believe the US goal is to keep China down so we can contain it. And the
US believes China's goal is to make the world safer
for authoritarian states, push the US out of Asia and weaken its alliance system
◆
full text
Can
"silicon shield" protect
Taiwan? |
New York Times,
2022-12-6 |
In Phoenix, a Taiwanese Chip Giant Builds a Hedge Against China
...But the company set a limit on the factory’s
level of production technology
nytimes.com/2022/12/06/technology/tsmc-chips-factory-phoenix.html |
Financial Times, 2022-12-12 |
TSMC's investments in the US and elsewhere are
stoking fears over ‘hollowing out’ of Taiwan's economy...
Premier Su has already stated that TSMC is
not free to transfer its technology wherever it wishes
ft.com/content/2408b289-dbf4-40db-87db-eb272aef68b9 |
CNN, 2022-12-9 |
Taiwan worries about losing its
‘silicon shield’ / TSMC's
presence gives a strong incentive to the West to defend Taiwan against any
attempt by China to take it by force...Chiu
(a lawmaker) claimed that the chip giant was
under political pressure to move its operations and its most advanced technology
to the US. edition.cnn.com/2022/12/09/tech/taiwan-tsmc-chips-hnk-intl/index.html
|
Bloomberg,
2022-10-7 |
some advocate the US make clear to
China that it would destroy
TSMC facilities if the island was occupied...Such a
“scorched-earth strategy” scenario appeared in the November 2021 issue of the US
Army War College Quarterly.
finance.yahoo.com/news/taiwan-tensions-spark-round-us-090131394.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
|
TIME, 2022-10-5 |
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen recently
argued in Foreign Affairs that the
island's chip industry is a “‘silicon
shield’ that allows Taiwan to protect itself and others from aggressive
attempts by authoritarian regimes to disrupt global supply chains.” That's a
highly optimistic way of looking at the situation. time.com/6219318/tsmc-taiwan-the-center-of-the-world/ |
New York Times,
2022-9-9 |
Taiwan is
protected by something far more subtle —The
"silicon shield"...If
it is clear that China will be better off with a steady flow of chips from
Taiwan, peace is likely to prevail |
New York Times,
2022-8-29 |
Analysts debate how much
protection China's reliance on Taiwan gives
it. Some argue that calculations over
supply chains are insignificant in a decision over war. |
National
Interest,
2022-5-15 |
Taiwan's
“silicon shield”—the name for a strategy that entrusts the island's
defense to both Chinese and American reliance on its semiconductors—is
an outmoded concept that burdens the United States, emboldens Taiwan,
and fails to deter China |
VOA News,
2021-5-10 |
Song Hong, assistant general director at the
Institute of World Economics and Politics under the Chinese Academy of
Social Sciences shrugged off the
geopolitical implications of Taiwan’s silicon shield, saying that China
views Taiwanese issues as domestic affairs and will not be deterred from
its goals by U.S. action |
AIT (US), 2021-5-22 |
Taiwan should not regard TSMC as a
guaranteed security blanket.
|
Fox News,
2022-8-26 |
Why would the U.S.
fight China over Taiwan,
Trade is the key reason and the aforementioned importance of semiconductor
production is the glue |
The
Atlantic, 2022-10-3 |
The U.S. Has a Microchip Problem.
A Chinese
attack on the island would imperil the world’s supply of
semiconductor components.
Safeguarding Taiwan Is the Solution.
theatlantic.com/international/archive/2022/10/taiwan-microchip-supply-chain-china/671615/
|
New
York Times,
2022-1-25 |
75
percent of production takes place in East Asia.
Ninety percent of the most advanced chips are made in
Taiwan...China
could use economic coercion, cyberoperations and hybrid tactics to try to
seize or harm Taiwan's semiconductor industry — Biden
promised he would work to bring production of semiconductor chips back to the
United States.
nytimes.com/2022/01/26/us/politics/computer-chip-shortage-taiwan.html |
CBS
News, 2022-9-25 |
Blinken said. "[Which is] one of the reasons we're now investing
so heavily in our own capacity to produce semiconductors here in the United
States. We designed them, but the actual production is done in a handful
of places, and Taiwan produces most of
them… The effects that that would have on the global economy would be
devastating." |
Taiwan dominates
the global production of computer chips /
◆
BBC, 2022-1-12,
source: The Military Balnce, IISS 2021 |
Taiwan |
S. Korea |
China |
Other |
65% |
18% |
5% |
12% |
news.yahoo.com/china-taiwan-really-simple-guide-142542268.html |
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2022-6-10,
2022-6-8,
2022-5-30, 2022-5-16,
2022-5-6 |
◆ CNN,
2022-11-13: Biden's
repeated statements on the American obligation to defend Taiwan in the event of
a Chinese invasion have done little to lower the temperature.◆Washington Post,
2022-11-13:
Congress seeks to
arm Taiwan quickly before the bullets start
flying
Economist,
2022-11-10: International attention is always
welcome in Taiwan's quest
for global recognition ◆ NY
Times, briefing, 2022-11-11: Taiwan is the top issue. Biden
has taken a bolder stance on Taiwan than previous U.S. presidents.
◆ Washington Examiner,
2022-11-11:
commander of U.S. Strategic Command:
This
Ukraine crisis is just the warmup, the
Taiwan war may be the next world war
◆ Washington Post,
2022-11-10: Beijing might also resort to force
to stem what it sees ... a growing Taiwan-centric
identity — as well as deepening U.S.-Taiwan security ties
◆
DW
(Germany), 2022-11-8: Beijing denies having
an accelerated timeline on Taiwan "reunification"
◆Washington
Times, 2022-11-8: It
would take at least a decade to design and build new types of ships and aircraft
to counter China's threats... US
Forces in the Indo-Pacific may not be able to defend Taiwan successfully
today ◆
Newsweek, 2022-11-8: Beijing's forces have "a lot of work to do" before
attempting what would be one of the most difficult military campaigns in modern
history ◆ National
Interest, 2022-11-4:
Washington should
mediate
a political solution between Moscow and Kyiv and
refocus its global efforts on deterring Beijing from invading Taiwan ◆
USNI, 2022-11-7: Pentagon official: China will increase pressure on Taiwan in
next two years rather than invade ◆ The
Atlantic, 2022-11-7: Because Taiwan is an island, it will be difficult to
resupply in the event of hostilities; Taiwan needs support now
◆ Fox News,
2022-11-4: If China
conquers Taiwan, it would be huge blow to US national security, economy
◆
FoxNews, Reuters, Hill,Vice, 2022-10-31:
US to Put Nuclear-Capable B52s in Australia as Taiwan
Invasion Fears Grow
◆
Fortune,
2022-10-30:
China's Xi Jinping now has
'unlimited power' and could use Taiwan as a
distraction from 'internal problems'
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