Defending Taiwan (Republic of China)
Taiwan’s homegrown missiles point to an evolving defense doctrine
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Summary: Taiwan is increasingly a designer and producer of its own battlefield, anti-ship, and long-range land attack missiles. This commitment to the expense of homegrown missiles shows that Taiwan is not confident that the United States will supply it with what it needs for its defense. Taiwan is also attempting to have its missiles perform the missions previously performed by fighter-attack aircraft; in the face of the mainland’s enormous missile superiority, Taiwan will likely abandon fixed-wing aircraft. Eventually, Taiwan may have to adopt a decentralized, low-tech “insurgency” defense doctrine. But it is doubtful whether such a doctrine is a good match for modern Taiwan.
PRC 2023: The Now or Never Moment on Taiwan
PRC 2023: The Now or Never Moment on Taiwan
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PRC 2023: The Now or Never Moment on Taiwan by Robert Jordan Prescott at House of Marathon, BLUF: "... in the 2023-2032 time frame, the PRC leadership may conclude a now or never moment faces the country on a key priority -- reunification with Taiwan..."
Another way of defending Taiwan - Teheran's?
Hat tip to WoTR for this article:https://warontherocks.com/2017/04/fo...etric-defense/
I thought worthy of including as it cites the possible impact of Iran's approach in an unexpected place.
Taiwan Can Win a War With China
A new defence concept for Taiwan
This time an article from WoTR, which near the start refers to:
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In the face of such overwhelming odds, however, Taiwan’s military has not given up. In fact, they’ve greatly improved their chances for survival. Last year, Taiwan’s Chief of the General Staff, Adm. Lee Hsi-ming quietly proposed a revolutionary new approach to Taiwan’s defense, called the Overall Defense Concept. This new concept, if effectively implemented, could turn the tables and give Taiwan a fighting chance of preventing China from being able to take it by force.
Link:https://warontherocks.com/2018/10/ho...fense-concept/