Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense stated on Tuesday (November 9) that the Chinese armed forces have the ability to block Taiwan’s major ports and airports and provided an updated assessment of what it describes as a “serious” military threat posed by its huge neighbor.
China has never given up the use of force to place democratic Taiwan under its control, and has been stepping up military activities around the island, including repeatedly flying warplanes into Taiwan’s air defense zone.
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense stated in a report released every two years that China launched the so-called “gray zone” war on the grounds from September to the end of August last year.
Military analysts say this tactic is designed to subdue Taiwan through exhaustion.
At the same time, the goal of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is to complete the modernization of the military by 2035 so as to “gain an advantage in possible operations against Taiwan and reject foreign powers, posing a serious challenge to our national security.” Taiwan The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
“At present, the People’s Liberation Army has the ability to carry out partial joint blockades on my key ports, airports and outbound routes, cut off my sea and air communication lines, and affect the flow of materials and logistic resources of our military,” the ministry said. Said.
China regards Taiwan as Chinese territory. The Ministry of Defense did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen said that Taiwan is already an independent country and vowed to defend freedom and democracy.
Tsai Ing-wen made strengthening Taiwan’s defense a priority, promising to produce more domestic weapons, including submarines, and to purchase more equipment from the United States, Taiwan’s most important weapons supplier and international supporter.
In October, Taiwan reported that during a four-day period, there were 148 Chinese Air Force aircraft in the southern and southwestern theaters of the region, marking a sharp escalation of tensions between Taipei and Beijing.
Recently, China’s military exercises in Taiwan’s air defense identification zone have increased as part of Taipei’s carefully planned harassment strategy.
“The intimidation not only consumes our fighting power, shakes our confidence and morale, but also attempts to change or challenge the status quo across the Taiwan Strait, and ultimately achieve the goal of’retreat without a fight’,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. .
In order to counter China’s attempt to “quickly seize Taiwan while rejecting foreign intervention,” the ministry vowed to deepen its “asymmetric warfare” efforts to make any attack as painful and difficult for China as possible.
This includes precision strikes by long-range missiles against Chinese targets, the deployment of coastal minefields, and strengthening reserve training.
