[Taipei 9th Archyde.com]-Taiwanese military strategists are studying tactics in the event of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the realization of the threat of armed occupation by its huge neighbor, China.
No unusual movements by Chinese troops have been reported, but Taiwanese officials have raised their alert level.
Russia’s use of precision missiles and its inferior but well-thought-out Ukrainian tactics have attracted a great deal of interest among Taiwanese security experts.
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen advocates “asymmetric warfare,” aiming to increase the mobility of the military with vehicle-mounted missiles and make attacks difficult.
Ukrainian also used mobile weapons to obstruct the Russian army, said Ma Zhen, director of the National Defense University’s Chukyo Military Office. “The Ukrainian army is taking full advantage of asymmetric tactics to stop Russia’s invasion,” he said.
“We can be more confident from the achievements of the Ukrainian army,” he emphasized.
In addition to the anti-tank rocket “Kestrel” that Taiwan has developed, it has also developed missiles that can reach inland China.
Last week, the Ministry of Defense announced plans to more than double its annual missile production capacity to nearly 500 missiles this year. Some missiles are said to be able to reach targets in inland China.
The Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan has stated that it is “closely aware” of the international security situation and is striving to “always improve its armaments and defense combat capabilities,” but emphasizes that it is “not provocative.” ..
However, there is a big difference between the positions of Taiwan and Ukraine, which leads to a sense of security.
For example, Ukraine borders Russia on a long land border, but there is a Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and China.
Experts believe that Taiwan can easily detect signs of China’s military movement and prepare for an invasion that requires the mobilization of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and equipment such as ships.
Su Shiun, Associate Research Fellow of the Defense Safety Research Institute, pointed out that landing in Taiwan requires crossing the Taiwan Strait, which is a “much higher risk” for China.
However, the problem is not limited to the hardware side.
A new focus issue in the Ukrainian war, there has been a long-standing debate over whether the US military will support Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack. The United States has not given a clear answer to this in “strategic ambiguity.”
Luo Ji, a member of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee, dispelled the belief that the U.S. government was unreliable last week when it sent a team of former government officials to Taiwan shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Claimed that there was an aim to do.
“We have sent a message to the people across the strait and Taiwan that the United States is credible,” he said in a party potcast yesterday.
Taiwan, a major semiconductor producer, wants to be different from Ukraine because of its geographical and supply chain importance.
However, the Biden administration has repeatedly denied sending troops to Ukraine, and concerns are widespread in parts of Taiwan.
Zhao Jianmin of Taiwan-Chinese Culture University, who once served as Deputy Chief of the Continental Commission, questioned, “Do Taiwanese people really think that Western countries will come to help?”
(Reporter by Ben Blanchard)