WAR CHINA THREATENS TO INVADE TAIWAN
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US and Japan conduct war games amid rising China-Taiwan tensions
Secret table-top planning and joint exercises in South China Sea continue as concerns grow over Beijing stance
US and Japan conduct war games amid rising China-Taiwan tensions Secret table-top planning and joint exercises in South China Sea continue as concerns grow over Beijing stance The US and Japan have become alarmed as China has flown more fighter jets and bombers into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone © The US and Japan have been conducting war games and joint military exercises in the event of a conflict with China over Taiwan, amid escalating concerns over the Chinese military’s assertive activity. US and Japanese military officials began serious planning for a possible conflict in the final year of the Trump administration, according to six people who requested anonymity. The activity includes top-secret tabletop war games and joint exercises in the South China and East China seas. Shinzo Abe, then Japanese prime minister, in 2019 decided to significantly expand military planning because of the Chinese threat to Taiwan and the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. This work has continued under the administrations of Joe Biden and Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Suga, according to three of the people with knowledge of the matter. The US and Japan have become alarmed as China has flown more fighter jets and bombers into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone, including a record 28 fighters on June 15. The Chinese navy, air force and coast guard have also become increasingly active around the Senkaku, which are administered by Japan but claimed by China and Taiwan. China insists that it wants to unify Taiwan with the mainland. While it says it wants peaceful unification, it has not ruled out the use of force to seize control of Taiwan. “In many ways, the People’s Liberation Army drove the US and Japan together and toward new thinking on Taiwan,” said Randy Schriver, who served as the top Pentagon official for Asia until the end of 2019. “Assertiveness around the Senkaku and Taiwan at the same time drives home the issue of proximity.” The US has long wanted Japan, a mutual defence treaty ally, to conduct more joint military planning, but Japan was constrained by its postwar pacifist constitution. That obstacle was eased, but not eliminated, when the Abe government in 2015 reinterpreted the constitution to allow Japan to defend allies that came under attack. As the two allies started to bolster their joint planning, Japan asked the US to share its Taiwan war plan, but the Pentagon demurred because it wanted to focus on boosting planning between the two countries in phases. One former US official said the eventual goal was for the two allies to create an integrated war plan for Taiwan. Two of the six people said the US military and Japanese self-defence forces had conducted joint exercises in the South China Sea that had been couched as disaster relief training. They have also held more military exercises around the Senkaku, which also helps prepare for any conflict with China over Taiwan, which is just 350km west of the islands. “Some of the activities we’re training on are highly fungible,” said Schriver, adding that exercises such as an amphibious landing in a “disaster relief scenario” would be “directly applicable” to any conflict around the Senkaku or the Taiwan Strait. Mark Montgomery, a retired admiral who commanded the USS George Washington aircraft carrier strike group and was director of operations at Indo-Pacific command between 2014 and 2017, said the Pentagon needed a “comprehensive understanding” of the support Japan could provide in the case of a conflict. Tension has risen over the Senkaku Islands, which are administered by Japan but claimed by China and Taiwan © Kyodo via Reuters “As a crisis grows and Japan is potentially drawn in as a participant, the US will need to understand how Japan could support or enable US operations,” he added. US and Japanese diplomats are examining the legal issues related to any joint military action, including access to bases and the kind of logistical support Japan could provide US forces engaged in a conflict with China. In the event of a war over Taiwan, the US would rely on air bases in Japan. But that raises the odds that Tokyo would be dragged into the conflict, particularly if China tried to destroy the bases in an effort to hobble the US. One official said the US and Japan needed to urgently create a trilateral sharing mechanism with Taiwan for information about Chinese naval and air force movements, especially around the Miyako Strait to the east of Taiwan which is covered by Japanese sensors from the north-east and Taiwanese sensors from the south-west. “Some of that kind of data is shared between Taiwan and the US, and between Japan and the US. But we have no direct sharing trilaterally,” the official said. “You cannot start setting that up in the middle of a contingency. You have to do it now.” Another official said the three nations had taken a small but important step in 2017 by agreeing to share military aircraft codes to help identify friendly aircraft. Taiwanese officials and US and Japanese sources said co-operation had since risen significantly, driven by the growing awareness in Japan about the importance of Taiwan — which is 110km from Yonaguni, the westernmost island in the Japanese archipelago — for its own security. “The Japanese government has increasingly recognised, and even acknowledges publicly, that the defence of Taiwan equates to the defence of Japan,” said Heino Klinck, a former top Pentagon official who oversaw military relations with Japan and Taiwan from late 2019 until the end of the Trump administration. The Japanese defence ministry said Tokyo and Washington continued to update their joint planning following the 2015 revision of guidelines that underpin the military alliance, but declined to provide any detail. The Pentagon did not comment. Subscribe to read | Financial Times
Secret table-top planning and joint exercises in South China Sea continue as concerns grow over Beijing stance
US and Japan conduct war games amid rising China-Taiwan tensions Secret table-top planning and joint exercises in South China Sea continue as concerns grow over Beijing stance The US and Japan have become alarmed as China has flown more fighter jets and bombers into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone © The US and Japan have been conducting war games and joint military exercises in the event of a conflict with China over Taiwan, amid escalating concerns over the Chinese military’s assertive activity. US and Japanese military officials began serious planning for a possible conflict in the final year of the Trump administration, according to six people who requested anonymity. The activity includes top-secret tabletop war games and joint exercises in the South China and East China seas. Shinzo Abe, then Japanese prime minister, in 2019 decided to significantly expand military planning because of the Chinese threat to Taiwan and the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. This work has continued under the administrations of Joe Biden and Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Suga, according to three of the people with knowledge of the matter. The US and Japan have become alarmed as China has flown more fighter jets and bombers into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone, including a record 28 fighters on June 15. The Chinese navy, air force and coast guard have also become increasingly active around the Senkaku, which are administered by Japan but claimed by China and Taiwan. China insists that it wants to unify Taiwan with the mainland. While it says it wants peaceful unification, it has not ruled out the use of force to seize control of Taiwan. “In many ways, the People’s Liberation Army drove the US and Japan together and toward new thinking on Taiwan,” said Randy Schriver, who served as the top Pentagon official for Asia until the end of 2019. “Assertiveness around the Senkaku and Taiwan at the same time drives home the issue of proximity.” The US has long wanted Japan, a mutual defence treaty ally, to conduct more joint military planning, but Japan was constrained by its postwar pacifist constitution. That obstacle was eased, but not eliminated, when the Abe government in 2015 reinterpreted the constitution to allow Japan to defend allies that came under attack. As the two allies started to bolster their joint planning, Japan asked the US to share its Taiwan war plan, but the Pentagon demurred because it wanted to focus on boosting planning between the two countries in phases. One former US official said the eventual goal was for the two allies to create an integrated war plan for Taiwan. Two of the six people said the US military and Japanese self-defence forces had conducted joint exercises in the South China Sea that had been couched as disaster relief training. They have also held more military exercises around the Senkaku, which also helps prepare for any conflict with China over Taiwan, which is just 350km west of the islands. “Some of the activities we’re training on are highly fungible,” said Schriver, adding that exercises such as an amphibious landing in a “disaster relief scenario” would be “directly applicable” to any conflict around the Senkaku or the Taiwan Strait. Mark Montgomery, a retired admiral who commanded the USS George Washington aircraft carrier strike group and was director of operations at Indo-Pacific command between 2014 and 2017, said the Pentagon needed a “comprehensive understanding” of the support Japan could provide in the case of a conflict. Tension has risen over the Senkaku Islands, which are administered by Japan but claimed by China and Taiwan © Kyodo via Reuters “As a crisis grows and Japan is potentially drawn in as a participant, the US will need to understand how Japan could support or enable US operations,” he added. US and Japanese diplomats are examining the legal issues related to any joint military action, including access to bases and the kind of logistical support Japan could provide US forces engaged in a conflict with China. In the event of a war over Taiwan, the US would rely on air bases in Japan. But that raises the odds that Tokyo would be dragged into the conflict, particularly if China tried to destroy the bases in an effort to hobble the US. One official said the US and Japan needed to urgently create a trilateral sharing mechanism with Taiwan for information about Chinese naval and air force movements, especially around the Miyako Strait to the east of Taiwan which is covered by Japanese sensors from the north-east and Taiwanese sensors from the south-west. “Some of that kind of data is shared between Taiwan and the US, and between Japan and the US. But we have no direct sharing trilaterally,” the official said. “You cannot start setting that up in the middle of a contingency. You have to do it now.” Another official said the three nations had taken a small but important step in 2017 by agreeing to share military aircraft codes to help identify friendly aircraft. Taiwanese officials and US and Japanese sources said co-operation had since risen significantly, driven by the growing awareness in Japan about the importance of Taiwan — which is 110km from Yonaguni, the westernmost island in the Japanese archipelago — for its own security. “The Japanese government has increasingly recognised, and even acknowledges publicly, that the defence of Taiwan equates to the defence of Japan,” said Heino Klinck, a former top Pentagon official who oversaw military relations with Japan and Taiwan from late 2019 until the end of the Trump administration. The Japanese defence ministry said Tokyo and Washington continued to update their joint planning following the 2015 revision of guidelines that underpin the military alliance, but declined to provide any detail. The Pentagon did not comment. Subscribe to read | Financial Times
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China's Xi pledges 'reunification' with Taiwan on party's birthday
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Chinese President Xi Jinping waves next to Premier Li Keqiang and former president Hu Jintao at the end of the event marking the 100th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China, on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
BEIJING, July 1 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to complete "reunification" with self-ruled Taiwan and vowed to "smash" any attempts at formal independence for the island, taking a tough line on the 100th birthday of the ruling Communist Party.
China considers democratically-ruled Taiwan its own territory, and under Xi has stepped up efforts to assert its sovereignty claims, including regularly sending fighter jets and bombers close to the island.
"Solving the Taiwan question and realising the complete reunification of the motherland are the unswerving historical tasks of the Chinese Communist Party and the common aspiration of all Chinese people," Xi said in an address from Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
"All sons and daughters of China, including compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, must work together and move forward in solidarity, resolutely smashing any 'Taiwan independence' plots."
While China has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control, Xi called for a process of "peaceful reunification".
Still, he said that nobody should "underestimate the Chinese people's strong determination, firm will, and formidable ability to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity".
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council told Reuters it was working on a response to Xi's comments.
The defeated Republic of China government fled to Taiwan in 1949 after loosing a civil war to Mao Zedong's Communist Party.
Most Taiwanese have shown no interest in being ruled by China. Taiwan's government says only the island's people can decide their future, and has decried Chinese pressure.
China believes Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen is a separatist bent on declaring independence. She says Taiwan is already an independent country called the Republic of China, its formal name.
Reporting by Yew Lun Tian; Additional reporting by Yimou Lee in Taipei; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Jacqueline Wong & Shri Navaratnam
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Chinese President Xi Jinping waves next to Premier Li Keqiang and former president Hu Jintao at the end of the event marking the 100th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China, on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
BEIJING, July 1 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to complete "reunification" with self-ruled Taiwan and vowed to "smash" any attempts at formal independence for the island, taking a tough line on the 100th birthday of the ruling Communist Party.
China considers democratically-ruled Taiwan its own territory, and under Xi has stepped up efforts to assert its sovereignty claims, including regularly sending fighter jets and bombers close to the island.
"Solving the Taiwan question and realising the complete reunification of the motherland are the unswerving historical tasks of the Chinese Communist Party and the common aspiration of all Chinese people," Xi said in an address from Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
"All sons and daughters of China, including compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, must work together and move forward in solidarity, resolutely smashing any 'Taiwan independence' plots."
While China has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control, Xi called for a process of "peaceful reunification".
Still, he said that nobody should "underestimate the Chinese people's strong determination, firm will, and formidable ability to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity".
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council told Reuters it was working on a response to Xi's comments.
The defeated Republic of China government fled to Taiwan in 1949 after loosing a civil war to Mao Zedong's Communist Party.
Most Taiwanese have shown no interest in being ruled by China. Taiwan's government says only the island's people can decide their future, and has decried Chinese pressure.
China believes Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen is a separatist bent on declaring independence. She says Taiwan is already an independent country called the Republic of China, its formal name.
Reporting by Yew Lun Tian; Additional reporting by Yimou Lee in Taipei; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Jacqueline Wong & Shri Navaratnam
Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
China's Xi pledges 'reunification' with Taiwan, gets stern rebuke
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to complete "reunification" with self-ruled Taiwan and vowed to "smash" any attempts at formal independence, drawing a stern rebuke from Taipei, which lambasted the Communist Party as a dictatorship.
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uhoh. gettin' closer to the chest bumpin' n hair pullin' stage eh?
Xi vows to crush Taiwan independence, US Navy posts pic of Independence carrier
US Navy responds to China's threat by posting photo of USS Independence during 3rd Taiwan Strait Crisis
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By Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
2021/07/02 11:26
Xi Jinping (left), USS Independence (right). (CNA, U.S. Pacific Fleet photos)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — After Chinese Chairman Xi Jinping (習近平) on Thursday (July 1) threatened to crush attempts at Taiwan independence and confront foreign forces if necessary, the U.S. Pacific Fleet responded by posting a photo on social media showing the aircraft carrier USS Independence patrolling east of Taiwan during the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis.
On July 1, Xi delivered an hour-long speech at Beijing's Tiananmen Square to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In his speech, emphasized adherence to the "one China" principle" and the "1992 consensus," the advancement of "complete unification," and the need to "crush any Taiwan independence plot."
Xi warned that foreign forces will not be allowed to "bully, oppress, or subjugate" China. He claimed that any foreign forces that attempt to do so will collide with a "great wall of steel" that has been forged by China's 1.4 billion people.
A U.S. State Department official was cited by CNA as saying in response the U.S. will continue to support the peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues. The spokesperson then emphasized the U.S. urges Beijing to "cease its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure against Taiwan and instead engage in meaningful dialogue."
That same day, the U.S. Pacific Fleet posted a photo of the now-retired USS Independence (CV-62) operating in waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan during the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1996. In the post, the U.S. Pacific Fleet wrote, "Here's to Independence and all who've had a hand in maintaining it."
The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis was an attempt by China to impact Taiwan's presidential election by running missile tests in the waters surrounding Taiwan. During the crisis, the USS Independence patrolled to the east of Taiwan while the USS Nimitz and its carrier battle group plowed through the Taiwan Strait.
www.taiwannews.com.tw
Xi vows to crush Taiwan independence, US Navy posts pic of Independence carrier
US Navy responds to China's threat by posting photo of USS Independence during 3rd Taiwan Strait Crisis
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By Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
2021/07/02 11:26
Xi Jinping (left), USS Independence (right). (CNA, U.S. Pacific Fleet photos)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — After Chinese Chairman Xi Jinping (習近平) on Thursday (July 1) threatened to crush attempts at Taiwan independence and confront foreign forces if necessary, the U.S. Pacific Fleet responded by posting a photo on social media showing the aircraft carrier USS Independence patrolling east of Taiwan during the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis.
On July 1, Xi delivered an hour-long speech at Beijing's Tiananmen Square to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In his speech, emphasized adherence to the "one China" principle" and the "1992 consensus," the advancement of "complete unification," and the need to "crush any Taiwan independence plot."
Xi warned that foreign forces will not be allowed to "bully, oppress, or subjugate" China. He claimed that any foreign forces that attempt to do so will collide with a "great wall of steel" that has been forged by China's 1.4 billion people.
A U.S. State Department official was cited by CNA as saying in response the U.S. will continue to support the peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues. The spokesperson then emphasized the U.S. urges Beijing to "cease its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure against Taiwan and instead engage in meaningful dialogue."
That same day, the U.S. Pacific Fleet posted a photo of the now-retired USS Independence (CV-62) operating in waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan during the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1996. In the post, the U.S. Pacific Fleet wrote, "Here's to Independence and all who've had a hand in maintaining it."
The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis was an attempt by China to impact Taiwan's presidential election by running missile tests in the waters surrounding Taiwan. During the crisis, the USS Independence patrolled to the east of Taiwan while the USS Nimitz and its carrier battle group plowed through the Taiwan Strait.
Xi vows to crush Taiwan independence, US Navy posts pic of Independence carrier | Taiwan News | 2021-07-02 11:26:00
US Navy responds to China's threat by posting photo of USS Independence during 3rd Taiwan Strait Crisis | 2021-07-02 11:26:00
www.taiwannews.com.tw
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This reminds me of a WW2 episode where Britain sent 2 battleships to Malaya to deter the Japanese that ended with both ships sunk.uhoh. gettin' closer to the chest bumpin' n hair pullin' stage eh?
Xi vows to crush Taiwan independence, US Navy posts pic of Independence carrier
US Navy responds to China's threat by posting photo of USS Independence during 3rd Taiwan Strait Crisis
4529
By Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
2021/07/02 11:26
Xi Jinping (left), USS Independence (right). (CNA, U.S. Pacific Fleet photos)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — After Chinese Chairman Xi Jinping (習近平) on Thursday (July 1) threatened to crush attempts at Taiwan independence and confront foreign forces if necessary, the U.S. Pacific Fleet responded by posting a photo on social media showing the aircraft carrier USS Independence patrolling east of Taiwan during the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis.
On July 1, Xi delivered an hour-long speech at Beijing's Tiananmen Square to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In his speech, emphasized adherence to the "one China" principle" and the "1992 consensus," the advancement of "complete unification," and the need to "crush any Taiwan independence plot."
Xi warned that foreign forces will not be allowed to "bully, oppress, or subjugate" China. He claimed that any foreign forces that attempt to do so will collide with a "great wall of steel" that has been forged by China's 1.4 billion people.
A U.S. State Department official was cited by CNA as saying in response the U.S. will continue to support the peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues. The spokesperson then emphasized the U.S. urges Beijing to "cease its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure against Taiwan and instead engage in meaningful dialogue."
That same day, the U.S. Pacific Fleet posted a photo of the now-retired USS Independence (CV-62) operating in waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan during the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1996. In the post, the U.S. Pacific Fleet wrote, "Here's to Independence and all who've had a hand in maintaining it."
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The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis was an attempt by China to impact Taiwan's presidential election by running missile tests in the waters surrounding Taiwan. During the crisis, the USS Independence patrolled to the east of Taiwan while the USS Nimitz and its carrier battle group plowed through the Taiwan Strait.
Xi vows to crush Taiwan independence, US Navy posts pic of Independence carrier | Taiwan News | 2021-07-02 11:26:00
US Navy responds to China's threat by posting photo of USS Independence during 3rd Taiwan Strait Crisis | 2021-07-02 11:26:00
Today with modern missiles, an American aircraft carrier in the Taiwan Strait when China kicks off the invasion of Taiwan will be sunk within minutes of the start of the conflict.
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Force Z, the battleship Price of Wales and the battlecruiser Repulse and four escorting destroyers. They were sortied out of Singapore without air cover to attack Japanese landings on the Malayan Peninsula in the Gulf of Thailand. The Japanese attack force consisted of 88 aircraft. Of note is that the IJN twin engine bombers sent were two groups specifically trained in the anti-shipping mission, with an emphasis on capital naval ships, both level bombing and torpedo bombing.
Added to that the AA radar/AA gun system on the P of W was out of action due to exposure to the elements. If it had been servicable, it would have had a telling effect on the situation, however IMHO the two ships would have been still grievously at risk without some air cover of their own. ETA, it didn't help that the task force was being tracked by a Japanese submarine and aircraft soon after leaving Singapore.
The whole episode is a combination of errors in intelligence, assumptions of capabilities and plans coming undone with the beginning of hostilities, especially the agreed upon defensive coordination between the US and the UK in the region once the US Pacific Fleet was crippled at Pearl Harbor and US air assets were destroyed on the ground, particularly in the Philippines as well as the limited assets the UK, and the US, had available with the added conflict with Germany and Italy in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
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It's oddly reassuring to read that we've already experienced such a "comedy" of errors in intelligence and assumptions; in some small measure it instills hope that history will once again rhyme and we may yet sail away unscathed by what should be our just rewards.... :: crossing fingers for a repeat performance if/when it becomes necessary ::
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Do we even post from this site? They had such pretty pics and numerical listings that I couldn't help myself. . .
WW3 fears as Chinese state media reveals ‘three-stage battle plan’ to invade Taiwan as US stages war games...
Patrick Knox
4-5 minutes
WORLD War Three fears are growing after China vowed to invade Taiwan and explained how it would do it as the Communist Party celebrates its centenary.
An article in a state-controlled publication has offered a glimpse of a terrifying three-stage plan to pave the way for an invasion force to storm the breakaway island.
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The three stage attack would pave the way for a land invasion which would likely involve military hovercraftCredit: Handout
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Chinese President and party leader Xi Jinping delivers a speech where he vowed to 'reunify' Taiwan with the 'motherland'Credit: AP
It comes as President Xi Jinping yesterday pledged a "complete reunification" with Taiwan as he delivered a speech to mark 100 years of the Chinese Communist party.
The warning came as tensions were increasing in the seas around China where the US and Japan are reported to have been holding joint military exercises amid fears of a possible conflict.
Any invasion would represent a serious escalation of hostilities and could drag in the US through its pact to defend Taiwan.
Washington’s regional allies such as South Korea, Japan and Australia could also be sucked into a conflict as would Nato forces such as the UK because the US is a member of the alliance.
Xi's vow to invade was followed up with an article in the publication Naval and Merchant Ships, which outlined a three-pronged attack that would pave the way for an amphibious landing and the toppling of the government in Taipei.
The first stage would see DF-16 short-range ballistic missile attacks pulverising airports, early warning radar, anti-air missile bases, and command centres across the island.
The article states: "The attacks against Taiwan’s airports would continue until [Chinese] surface troops had accomplished an assault landing."
Following this China’s H-6 bombers and J-16 fighter jets would attack naval ports, although the facilities would not be "completely destroyed" so the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) could use them for a landing.
Military bases, ammunition depots, communications infrastructure and key road junctions would be crippled.
Drones would then be dispatched to assess the damage.
Finally, the article said warships and land-based rocket forces would wipe-out any remaining obstacles so the PLA’s marine corps and amphibious landing troops would safely land.
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The first stage would see DF-16 short-range ballistic missile attacks pulverising airports, early warning radar, anti-air missile basesCredit: CCTV
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YJ-91 would also rain down on the islands defence installationsCredit: Wikipedia
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Chinese H-6 bombers would also carpet bomb targetsCredit: EPA
This was the second time the publication has outlined a scenario for an attack on Taiwan.
Last year it detailed how an assault on the island’s defence systems could occur to coincide with the start of the independence-leaning president Tsai Ing-wen’s second term.
Any attack would draw in the United States which unofficially backs the province.
In 2020 the US signed a $2.2bn (£1.8bn) weapons deal with Taipei to beef up its defences.
This included Abrams tanks and Stinger missiles.
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Once ground targets are eliminated an amphibious force would launched the invasionCredit: Handout
Taiwan — broke away from China in 1949 — but the Chinese ruling party regards the island as a "renegade state" and has repeatedly vowed to take it back by force if necessary by 2050.
A formal declaration of independence would be the likely trigger.
Over the past years Beijing has been staging war games off the coast of the island in what is widely seen as a dress rehearsal for an invasion.
CCP 100 : Xi warns China will not be 'oppressed' in anniversary speech
Please see source for video of speech
Posted for fair use
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WW3 fears as Chinese state media reveals ‘three-stage battle plan’ to invade Taiwan as US stages war games...
Patrick Knox
4-5 minutes
WORLD War Three fears are growing after China vowed to invade Taiwan and explained how it would do it as the Communist Party celebrates its centenary.
An article in a state-controlled publication has offered a glimpse of a terrifying three-stage plan to pave the way for an invasion force to storm the breakaway island.
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The three stage attack would pave the way for a land invasion which would likely involve military hovercraftCredit: Handout
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Chinese President and party leader Xi Jinping delivers a speech where he vowed to 'reunify' Taiwan with the 'motherland'Credit: AP
It comes as President Xi Jinping yesterday pledged a "complete reunification" with Taiwan as he delivered a speech to mark 100 years of the Chinese Communist party.
The warning came as tensions were increasing in the seas around China where the US and Japan are reported to have been holding joint military exercises amid fears of a possible conflict.
Any invasion would represent a serious escalation of hostilities and could drag in the US through its pact to defend Taiwan.
Washington’s regional allies such as South Korea, Japan and Australia could also be sucked into a conflict as would Nato forces such as the UK because the US is a member of the alliance.
Xi's vow to invade was followed up with an article in the publication Naval and Merchant Ships, which outlined a three-pronged attack that would pave the way for an amphibious landing and the toppling of the government in Taipei.
The first stage would see DF-16 short-range ballistic missile attacks pulverising airports, early warning radar, anti-air missile bases, and command centres across the island.
The article states: "The attacks against Taiwan’s airports would continue until [Chinese] surface troops had accomplished an assault landing."
Following this China’s H-6 bombers and J-16 fighter jets would attack naval ports, although the facilities would not be "completely destroyed" so the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) could use them for a landing.
In the second stage, the article states YJ-91 and CJ-10 cruise missiles would be unleashed from land, warships and submarines.
Military bases, ammunition depots, communications infrastructure and key road junctions would be crippled.
Drones would then be dispatched to assess the damage.
Finally, the article said warships and land-based rocket forces would wipe-out any remaining obstacles so the PLA’s marine corps and amphibious landing troops would safely land.
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The first stage would see DF-16 short-range ballistic missile attacks pulverising airports, early warning radar, anti-air missile basesCredit: CCTV
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YJ-91 would also rain down on the islands defence installationsCredit: Wikipedia
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Chinese H-6 bombers would also carpet bomb targetsCredit: EPA
This was the second time the publication has outlined a scenario for an attack on Taiwan.
Last year it detailed how an assault on the island’s defence systems could occur to coincide with the start of the independence-leaning president Tsai Ing-wen’s second term.
Any attack would draw in the United States which unofficially backs the province.
In 2020 the US signed a $2.2bn (£1.8bn) weapons deal with Taipei to beef up its defences.
This included Abrams tanks and Stinger missiles.
8
Once ground targets are eliminated an amphibious force would launched the invasionCredit: Handout
Taiwan — broke away from China in 1949 — but the Chinese ruling party regards the island as a "renegade state" and has repeatedly vowed to take it back by force if necessary by 2050.
A formal declaration of independence would be the likely trigger.
Over the past years Beijing has been staging war games off the coast of the island in what is widely seen as a dress rehearsal for an invasion.
CCP 100 : Xi warns China will not be 'oppressed' in anniversary speech
Please see source for video of speech
Posted for fair use
WW3 fears as Chinese state media reveals ‘three-stage battle plan’
WORLD War Three fears are growing after China vowed to invade Taiwan and explained how it would do it as the Communist Party celebrates its centenary. An article in a state-controlled publica…
www.thesun.co.uk
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TB Fanatic
Do we even post from this site? They had such pretty pics and numerical listings that I couldn't help myself. . .
WW3 fears as Chinese state media reveals ‘three-stage battle plan’ to invade Taiwan as US stages war games...
Patrick Knox
4-5 minutes
WORLD War Three fears are growing after China vowed to invade Taiwan and explained how it would do it as the Communist Party celebrates its centenary.
An article in a state-controlled publication has offered a glimpse of a terrifying three-stage plan to pave the way for an invasion force to storm the breakaway island.
8
8
The three stage attack would pave the way for a land invasion which would likely involve military hovercraftCredit: Handout
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Chinese President and party leader Xi Jinping delivers a speech where he vowed to 'reunify' Taiwan with the 'motherland'Credit: AP
It comes as President Xi Jinping yesterday pledged a "complete reunification" with Taiwan as he delivered a speech to mark 100 years of the Chinese Communist party.
The warning came as tensions were increasing in the seas around China where the US and Japan are reported to have been holding joint military exercises amid fears of a possible conflict.
Any invasion would represent a serious escalation of hostilities and could drag in the US through its pact to defend Taiwan.
Washington’s regional allies such as South Korea, Japan and Australia could also be sucked into a conflict as would Nato forces such as the UK because the US is a member of the alliance.
Xi's vow to invade was followed up with an article in the publication Naval and Merchant Ships, which outlined a three-pronged attack that would pave the way for an amphibious landing and the toppling of the government in Taipei.
The first stage would see DF-16 short-range ballistic missile attacks pulverising airports, early warning radar, anti-air missile bases, and command centres across the island.
The article states: "The attacks against Taiwan’s airports would continue until [Chinese] surface troops had accomplished an assault landing."
Following this China’s H-6 bombers and J-16 fighter jets would attack naval ports, although the facilities would not be "completely destroyed" so the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) could use them for a landing.
In the second stage, the article states YJ-91 and CJ-10 cruise missiles would be unleashed from land, warships and submarines.
Military bases, ammunition depots, communications infrastructure and key road junctions would be crippled.
Drones would then be dispatched to assess the damage.
Finally, the article said warships and land-based rocket forces would wipe-out any remaining obstacles so the PLA’s marine corps and amphibious landing troops would safely land.
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The first stage would see DF-16 short-range ballistic missile attacks pulverising airports, early warning radar, anti-air missile basesCredit: CCTV
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YJ-91 would also rain down on the islands defence installationsCredit: Wikipedia
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Chinese H-6 bombers would also carpet bomb targetsCredit: EPA
This was the second time the publication has outlined a scenario for an attack on Taiwan.
Last year it detailed how an assault on the island’s defence systems could occur to coincide with the start of the independence-leaning president Tsai Ing-wen’s second term.
Any attack would draw in the United States which unofficially backs the province.
In 2020 the US signed a $2.2bn (£1.8bn) weapons deal with Taipei to beef up its defences.
This included Abrams tanks and Stinger missiles.
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Once ground targets are eliminated an amphibious force would launched the invasionCredit: Handout
Taiwan — broke away from China in 1949 — but the Chinese ruling party regards the island as a "renegade state" and has repeatedly vowed to take it back by force if necessary by 2050.
A formal declaration of independence would be the likely trigger.
Over the past years Beijing has been staging war games off the coast of the island in what is widely seen as a dress rehearsal for an invasion.
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If China invaded Taiwan at 3:00 AM Washington DC time, I don't know who on the American side would issue orders.
Timing is critical, if China establishes a secure beachhead, then it is game over.
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I agree with stage one and two. I think that stage one and two will need to be very close together.
As I have said above, Timing is critical, if China establishes a secure beachhead, then it is game over.
If the United States is planning to intervene, then it would make sense to position forces on Taiwan now, including Patriot missiles. Rushing an aircraft carrier to Taiwan which would arrive in 24 to 72 hours is too late
If Taiwan falls to China, then I doubt that Biden would intervene militarily.
If China is ready to invade, then I expect China to go for it. There is nothing stopping China.
I expect the invasion to be quick and bloody, just like the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
I agree with stage one and two. I think that stage one and two will need to be very close together.
As I have said above, Timing is critical, if China establishes a secure beachhead, then it is game over.
If the United States is planning to intervene, then it would make sense to position forces on Taiwan now, including Patriot missiles. Rushing an aircraft carrier to Taiwan which would arrive in 24 to 72 hours is too late
If Taiwan falls to China, then I doubt that Biden would intervene militarily.
If China is ready to invade, then I expect China to go for it. There is nothing stopping China.
I expect the invasion to be quick and bloody, just like the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
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jward
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I'm not as concerned about the orders etc; I assume that others are pulling the strings, and if the REAL (global) PTB determined the US got to play a winning hand, they'd be prepositioned and prepared to play it.
..The feeble figurehead surely has next to nothing to do with any of it. In fact, I sometimes suspect all the seats in the upcoming musical chairs games have already been assigned, and all the players have their scripts and know their parts...
All we get is the the reflection of the 3 rings n the kabuki, barely visible in the mirror, for all the smoke.
..The feeble figurehead surely has next to nothing to do with any of it. In fact, I sometimes suspect all the seats in the upcoming musical chairs games have already been assigned, and all the players have their scripts and know their parts...
All we get is the the reflection of the 3 rings n the kabuki, barely visible in the mirror, for all the smoke.
Thus the question that isn't being asked; who is in fact C in C and has the keys to the "football"?
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Good question.
northern watch
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It has not, WW3 fears as Chinese state media reveals ‘three-stage battle plan’ to invade Taiwan as US stages war games is from the Sun, an English news paper. The author is just taking a guess as to what may be expected.
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Something of interest on the taiwan news site:
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US, Japan running secret war games to prep for China-Taiwan conflict | Taiwan News | 2021-07-01 13:33:00
US, Japan running 'top-secret tabletop war games' to create 'integrated war plan for Taiwan' | 2021-07-01 13:33:00
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When God gives the word . 
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Pieces being moved around on the board.
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Russia deploys Su-35S heavy fighters to Kamchatka peninsula
Defence Blog
By Dylan Malyasov
Jul 2, 2021
Modified date: 5 days ago
Russian Armed Forces are to deploy an additional fighter squadron on the Kamchatka peninsula, according to local media.
Russia has sent a “squadron” of Sukhoi Su-35 “Flanker-E” heavy fighter jets to the 1250km-long Kamchatka peninsula located in the country’s Far East.
Bordering the Pacific Ocean and Sea of Okhotsk, Kamchatka is one of the most important outposts in the region where the interests of the United States, China and Japan collide.
Russian media said that Su-35S fighters will join MiG-31 interceptors of the Russian Pacific Fleet’s 317th Composite Aviation Regiment at Yelizovo airfield. The regiment currently operates two squadrons of MiG-31B and MiG-31BS aircraft, two squadrons of Ka-27 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters, a squadron of Il-38 ASW aircraft, as well as Forpost and Orlan unmanned aerial vehicles, small transport aircraft, and other helicopters.
Earlier, the journalists learned that the Yelizovo airbase is expected to be seriously updated. At airbase will build concrete shelters for new combat aircraft and modernize communications and navigation systems. Work has already begun this spring.
Russia deploys Su-35S heavy fighters to Kamchatka peninsula (defence-blog.com)
Defence Blog
By Dylan Malyasov
Jul 2, 2021
Modified date: 5 days ago
Russian Armed Forces are to deploy an additional fighter squadron on the Kamchatka peninsula, according to local media.
Russia has sent a “squadron” of Sukhoi Su-35 “Flanker-E” heavy fighter jets to the 1250km-long Kamchatka peninsula located in the country’s Far East.
Bordering the Pacific Ocean and Sea of Okhotsk, Kamchatka is one of the most important outposts in the region where the interests of the United States, China and Japan collide.
Russian media said that Su-35S fighters will join MiG-31 interceptors of the Russian Pacific Fleet’s 317th Composite Aviation Regiment at Yelizovo airfield. The regiment currently operates two squadrons of MiG-31B and MiG-31BS aircraft, two squadrons of Ka-27 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters, a squadron of Il-38 ASW aircraft, as well as Forpost and Orlan unmanned aerial vehicles, small transport aircraft, and other helicopters.
Earlier, the journalists learned that the Yelizovo airbase is expected to be seriously updated. At airbase will build concrete shelters for new combat aircraft and modernize communications and navigation systems. Work has already begun this spring.
Russia deploys Su-35S heavy fighters to Kamchatka peninsula (defence-blog.com)
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China's Taiwan ambitions could drag Japan and US into war with Asian power.
Official says 'A weak- kneed Biden is WORTHLESS!'
View: https://twitter.com/bierlein_d/status/1412553409136320512?s=20
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Japan’s Number Two Defense Official Warns That a (REAL) ‘Pearl Harbor’ Type ATTACK COULD COME FROM RUSSIA & CHINA
MEANWHILE NEGLIGENT BIDEN ADMIN FOCUSES ON WOKE BULL$HIT & VACCINES THAT ARE HARMFUL & DON’T WORK
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Official says 'A weak- kneed Biden is WORTHLESS!'
View: https://twitter.com/bierlein_d/status/1412553409136320512?s=20
Not the 1/6 insurrection, but...
Japan’s Number Two Defense Official Warns That a (REAL) ‘Pearl Harbor’ Type ATTACK COULD COME FROM RUSSIA & CHINA
MEANWHILE NEGLIGENT BIDEN ADMIN FOCUSES ON WOKE BULL$HIT & VACCINES THAT ARE HARMFUL & DON’T WORK
View: https://twitter.com/CalGalRed4Life/status/1412229475316617224?s=20
View: https://twitter.com/BarryRome/status/1412577173131649025
vector7
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BIDEN IS WEAK: While The United States continues to encounter cyber security breaches from foreign powers, Biden is having trouble eating an ice cream cone. Whoever voted for this is purely delusional.
RT 1min
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jward
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Japan's No. 2 raises possibility of joining US in defending Taiwan
Taro Aso calls island contingency a potential 'threat to survival'
Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force personnel load onto an MV-22 Osprey aircraft on the USS Pearl Harbor in the Pacific Ocean. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy)
KAORU OSAWA, Nikkei staff writerJuly 6, 2021 01:22 JST
TOKYO -- If China invades Taiwan, Tokyo may interpret the move as a "threat to Japan's survival" and deploy the Self-Defense Forces to exercise collective self-defense, Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso said Monday.
"If a major incident happened [in Taiwan], it would not be strange at all if it touches on a situation threatening survival," Aso said during a speech in Tokyo. "If that is the case, Japan and the U.S. must defend Taiwan together."
Aso, who also serves as finance minister, is one of four cabinet members who sit on Japan's National Security Council.
Japan's deputy prime minister noted that "the situation over Taiwan is becoming extremely intense," referring to Chinese President Xi Jinping's comments about the self-ruled island during a speech last week to commemorate the Communist Party's 100-year anniversary.
"Resolving the Taiwan question and realizing China's complete reunification is a historic mission and an unshakable commitment" of the party, Xi said Thursday.
Japan's Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks in Tokyo on July 5. (Photo by Kaoru Osawa)
Given Japan's constitutional restrictions on the use of its armed forces, Tokyo is authorized to mobilize the SDF only for national defense. Previously, the only scenario in which the SDF could use force involved an "armed attack situation," such as an organized and premeditated attack against Japan's territorial land, sea or airspace.
In 2015, under then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan enacted a series of security laws that expanded the conditions for deploying the SDF. One new concept involved situations threatening Japan's survival.
In a paper titled "Japan's Potential Contributions in an East China Sea Contingency," RAND Corp. political scientist Jeffrey Hornung said this new concept means Japan does not have to be directly attacked.
"For example, since the United States is responsible for defending Japan under Article 5 of the security treaty, if the United States is attacked, this could affect Japan's survival and thus can be defined as such," Hornung wrote. "In turn, this enables Japan to use force as the exercise of collective self-defense."
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Taro Aso calls island contingency a potential 'threat to survival'
Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force personnel load onto an MV-22 Osprey aircraft on the USS Pearl Harbor in the Pacific Ocean. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy)
KAORU OSAWA, Nikkei staff writerJuly 6, 2021 01:22 JST
TOKYO -- If China invades Taiwan, Tokyo may interpret the move as a "threat to Japan's survival" and deploy the Self-Defense Forces to exercise collective self-defense, Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso said Monday.
"If a major incident happened [in Taiwan], it would not be strange at all if it touches on a situation threatening survival," Aso said during a speech in Tokyo. "If that is the case, Japan and the U.S. must defend Taiwan together."
Aso, who also serves as finance minister, is one of four cabinet members who sit on Japan's National Security Council.
Japan's deputy prime minister noted that "the situation over Taiwan is becoming extremely intense," referring to Chinese President Xi Jinping's comments about the self-ruled island during a speech last week to commemorate the Communist Party's 100-year anniversary.
"Resolving the Taiwan question and realizing China's complete reunification is a historic mission and an unshakable commitment" of the party, Xi said Thursday.
Given Japan's constitutional restrictions on the use of its armed forces, Tokyo is authorized to mobilize the SDF only for national defense. Previously, the only scenario in which the SDF could use force involved an "armed attack situation," such as an organized and premeditated attack against Japan's territorial land, sea or airspace.
In 2015, under then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan enacted a series of security laws that expanded the conditions for deploying the SDF. One new concept involved situations threatening Japan's survival.
In a paper titled "Japan's Potential Contributions in an East China Sea Contingency," RAND Corp. political scientist Jeffrey Hornung said this new concept means Japan does not have to be directly attacked.
"For example, since the United States is responsible for defending Japan under Article 5 of the security treaty, if the United States is attacked, this could affect Japan's survival and thus can be defined as such," Hornung wrote. "In turn, this enables Japan to use force as the exercise of collective self-defense."
Japan's No. 2 raises possibility of joining US in defending Taiwan
Taro Aso calls island contingency a potential 'threat to survival'
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Chinese AI fighter pilots defeat human counterparts in air combat
07/06/2021 / By Ramon Tomey / Comments
A new report by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said artificial intelligence pilots have fared “better than humans” in the field. These AI systems, designed to “sharpen the sword” for PLA Air Force pilots, managed to shoot down their human counterparts in simulated dogfights. The Chinese military’s foray into AI technologies for its air force is the latest step in China’s mission to create a modern flying force.
According to a June 14 report by the English-language Chinese paper Global Times, the AI pilots were deployed to help human pilots hone their decision-making and combat skills. It added that aside from just pilot training, AI will become an integral part of future Chinese aircraft and help pilots with combat decisions.
Furthermore, the AI pilots can also learn from each engagement – and have already performed better than human opponents. PLA Air Force flight brigade team leader and fighter ace Fang Guoyu found himself shot down by one of the AI pilots during one instance, according to the Chinese military’s official newspaper PLA Daily.
Fang showed off his flying skills and won one round of combat. But the AI managed to turn the tables during the next round by using the skilled fighter pilot’s same technique against him, emerging triumphant.
The ace pilot explained that while the AI-piloted aircraft was easy to defeat in the early stages of training, it eventually learned from its human opponent. “The move with which you defeated it today will be in its hands tomorrow,” he said. Fang compared the AI pilots to the extraordinary human pilots who win the Golden Helmet air combat contests in China. He said: “It’s like a digital ‘Golden Helmet’ pilot that excels at learning, assimilating, reviewing and researching.”
Meanwhile, brigade commander Du Jianfeng told the PLA Daily that AI systems are increasingly being integrated into training. He also praised the AI’s ability to handle aircraft skillfully and make tactical decisions flawlessly. “The AI has shown adept flight control skills and errorless tactical decisions, making it a valuable opponent to hone our capabilities,” Du said.
The brigade commander added that the AI pilots serve to “sharpen the sword” of Chinese fighter pilots as it forces them to become more innovative with their technique.
(Related: Elon Musk warns: 95 percent chance artificial intelligence exterminates humanity.)
The U.S. has also dabbled in the use of AI in warfare
Not to be outdone, the U.S. has also delved into the use of AI for military purposes. In January 2020, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) publicized footage of its experimental Offensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program. The OFFSET program utilized large swarms of drones to find targets and gather intelligence in urban raid missions.
The OFFSET test was conducted at DARPA’S Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It involved a coordinated group of 250 autonomous air and ground vehicles, tasked to find certain QR codes in the training facility – which was designed to approximate a city block. (Related: Next-gen warfare: DARPA tests “drone swarms” that will be operated by artificial intelligence, not human beings.)
The swarm of air and ground vehicles divided themselves into several different groups with different tactical assignment. Some entered buildings to find the QR codes, while others stationed themselves at strategic points to watch for any threats. Other autonomous vehicles patrolled the terrain to create a fully three-dimensional map of the environment.
While the drones operated autonomously, they fed live footage to human operators. In turn, the operators observed the drones via a laptop interface. The operators also managed to use an augmented reality headset to interact with a live digital map of the environment based on the drones created.
The January 2020 OFFSET test was the third of six planned tests to ensure the reliability of both the drones and tracking software. Defense contractors Northrop Grumman and Raytheon, alongside Case Western Reserve University and Northwestern University, developed the drones and operation systems used in the OFFSET program.
Visit MilitaryTech.news to read more about countries utilizing AI for military purposes.
Sources include:
The-Sun.com
GlobalTimes.cn
DailyMail.co.uk
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07/06/2021 / By Ramon Tomey / Comments
A new report by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said artificial intelligence pilots have fared “better than humans” in the field. These AI systems, designed to “sharpen the sword” for PLA Air Force pilots, managed to shoot down their human counterparts in simulated dogfights. The Chinese military’s foray into AI technologies for its air force is the latest step in China’s mission to create a modern flying force.
According to a June 14 report by the English-language Chinese paper Global Times, the AI pilots were deployed to help human pilots hone their decision-making and combat skills. It added that aside from just pilot training, AI will become an integral part of future Chinese aircraft and help pilots with combat decisions.
Furthermore, the AI pilots can also learn from each engagement – and have already performed better than human opponents. PLA Air Force flight brigade team leader and fighter ace Fang Guoyu found himself shot down by one of the AI pilots during one instance, according to the Chinese military’s official newspaper PLA Daily.
Fang showed off his flying skills and won one round of combat. But the AI managed to turn the tables during the next round by using the skilled fighter pilot’s same technique against him, emerging triumphant.
The ace pilot explained that while the AI-piloted aircraft was easy to defeat in the early stages of training, it eventually learned from its human opponent. “The move with which you defeated it today will be in its hands tomorrow,” he said. Fang compared the AI pilots to the extraordinary human pilots who win the Golden Helmet air combat contests in China. He said: “It’s like a digital ‘Golden Helmet’ pilot that excels at learning, assimilating, reviewing and researching.”
Meanwhile, brigade commander Du Jianfeng told the PLA Daily that AI systems are increasingly being integrated into training. He also praised the AI’s ability to handle aircraft skillfully and make tactical decisions flawlessly. “The AI has shown adept flight control skills and errorless tactical decisions, making it a valuable opponent to hone our capabilities,” Du said.
The brigade commander added that the AI pilots serve to “sharpen the sword” of Chinese fighter pilots as it forces them to become more innovative with their technique.
(Related: Elon Musk warns: 95 percent chance artificial intelligence exterminates humanity.)
The U.S. has also dabbled in the use of AI in warfare
Not to be outdone, the U.S. has also delved into the use of AI for military purposes. In January 2020, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) publicized footage of its experimental Offensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program. The OFFSET program utilized large swarms of drones to find targets and gather intelligence in urban raid missions.
The OFFSET test was conducted at DARPA’S Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It involved a coordinated group of 250 autonomous air and ground vehicles, tasked to find certain QR codes in the training facility – which was designed to approximate a city block. (Related: Next-gen warfare: DARPA tests “drone swarms” that will be operated by artificial intelligence, not human beings.)
The swarm of air and ground vehicles divided themselves into several different groups with different tactical assignment. Some entered buildings to find the QR codes, while others stationed themselves at strategic points to watch for any threats. Other autonomous vehicles patrolled the terrain to create a fully three-dimensional map of the environment.
While the drones operated autonomously, they fed live footage to human operators. In turn, the operators observed the drones via a laptop interface. The operators also managed to use an augmented reality headset to interact with a live digital map of the environment based on the drones created.
The January 2020 OFFSET test was the third of six planned tests to ensure the reliability of both the drones and tracking software. Defense contractors Northrop Grumman and Raytheon, alongside Case Western Reserve University and Northwestern University, developed the drones and operation systems used in the OFFSET program.
Visit MilitaryTech.news to read more about countries utilizing AI for military purposes.
Sources include:
The-Sun.com
GlobalTimes.cn
DailyMail.co.uk
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Chinese AI fighter pilots defeat human counterparts in air combat
A new report by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said artificial intelligence pilots have fared “better than humans” in the field. These AI systems, designed to “sharpen the sword” for PLA Air Force pilots, managed to shoot down their human counterparts in simulated dogfights. The...
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Hummm.....With South Korea testing SLBMs and building an SSB, how long until Japan at a minimum getting LACMs for their subs?.....
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Japan is 'digging its own grave' by offering to defend Taiwan from China alongside the US, Beijing warns
Published: 03:34 EDT, 8 July 2021 | Updated: 03:41 EDT, 8 July 2021
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Japan is 'digging its own grave' by offering to defend Taiwan from China alongside the US, Beijing has warned.
The country is 'powerless' against the Chinese military and would never engage over Taiwan without US support, according to an opinion column in the Global Times.
The article added a claim that Japan would become a legitimate target and face retaliation if its military crosses China's 'red lines'.
The warning came after Japan vowed to join the US in defending Taiwan if it is invaded by China because - it said - Japan could be next.
Deputy prime minister Taro Aso said on Monday that such an event in Taiwan could pose a threat to the Japanese city of Okinawa, Kyodo news agency reported.
'If a major problem took place in Taiwan, it would not be too much to say that it could relate to a survival-threatening situation [for Japan],' Aso said at a fundraising party by a fellow Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker.
'We need to think hard that Okinawa could be the next,' Aso was quoted by Kyodo as saying.
A 'survival-threatening situation' refers to a situation in which an armed attack against a foreign country that is in a close relationship with Japan occurs, which in turn poses a clear risk of threatening Japan's survival.
Such a situation is one of the conditions that need to be met for Japan to exercise its right of collective self-defence, or coming to the aid of an ally under attack.
Aso's comments have angered Beijing, which regards Taiwan as its own territory.
China foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a regular news conference on Tuesday that Aso's remarks 'harmed the political foundation of China-Japan relations', and that China 'resolutely opposed' them.
'No one should underestimate the Chinese people's staunch resolve, firm will, and formidable ability to defend national sovereignty,' he said.
China claims a group of Japanese-controlled islets in the East China Sea. The tiny uninhabited isles, called the Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, are off Japan's southern island of Okinawa.
Aso, asked about Japan's stance on the cross-strait issue at a news conference on Tuesday, said any contingency over Taiwan should be resolved through dialogue.
'We are closely monitoring the situation,' Aso, who doubles as finance minister, told reporters.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato, when asked if Aso's Monday comment was in line with the government's stance, declined to comment, saying he was not aware of the Aso comment in detail, but reiterated Japan's official policy on the matter.
'Japan hopes the Taiwan issue will be resolved through direct dialogue between parties concerned in a peaceful manner. That has been our consistent stance,' the top government spokesman said.
Taiwan is facing growing pressure from China, which claims the self-governing island off its east coast as its territory.
The U.S. does not have formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan under what is known as the one-China policy, but is legally bound by its own laws to ensure that Taiwan can defend itself, AP reported.
Japan ceased to recognise Taiwan in 1972, but is a key U.S. ally in the Asia Pacific region. It firmly opposes Chinese advancement in the South China Sea.
China, which has been ruled single-handedly by the Communist Party since 1949, says Taiwan must eventually come under its control and reserves the right to use force if necessary, according to AP.
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Japan is 'digging its own grave' by offering to defend Taiwan with US
Japan is 'powerless' against the Chinese military, would never engage over Taiwan without US support, and will become a legitimate target if it crosses 'red lines', Beijing has warned.
Japan is 'digging its own grave' by offering to defend Taiwan from China alongside the US, Beijing warns
- Japanese forces are 'powerless' to China, a Chinese opinion column has warned
- Japan would become a legitimate military target if it crosses Beijing's 'red lines'
- It comes after Japan's deputy PM Taro Aso said Taiwan was a 'major problem'
- Aso said the issue could pose a threat to the Japanese islands of Okinawa
- He made the comment on Monday at a fundraiser, Kyodo news agency reported
- On Tuesday, Aso said any issue over Taiwan should be resolved through dialogue
- China considers Taiwan as its own territory, though it is recognised independent
Published: 03:34 EDT, 8 July 2021 | Updated: 03:41 EDT, 8 July 2021
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Japan is 'digging its own grave' by offering to defend Taiwan from China alongside the US, Beijing has warned.
The country is 'powerless' against the Chinese military and would never engage over Taiwan without US support, according to an opinion column in the Global Times.
The article added a claim that Japan would become a legitimate target and face retaliation if its military crosses China's 'red lines'.
The warning came after Japan vowed to join the US in defending Taiwan if it is invaded by China because - it said - Japan could be next.
Deputy prime minister Taro Aso said on Monday that such an event in Taiwan could pose a threat to the Japanese city of Okinawa, Kyodo news agency reported.
'If a major problem took place in Taiwan, it would not be too much to say that it could relate to a survival-threatening situation [for Japan],' Aso said at a fundraising party by a fellow Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker.
'We need to think hard that Okinawa could be the next,' Aso was quoted by Kyodo as saying.
A 'survival-threatening situation' refers to a situation in which an armed attack against a foreign country that is in a close relationship with Japan occurs, which in turn poses a clear risk of threatening Japan's survival.
Such a situation is one of the conditions that need to be met for Japan to exercise its right of collective self-defence, or coming to the aid of an ally under attack.
Aso's comments have angered Beijing, which regards Taiwan as its own territory.
China foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a regular news conference on Tuesday that Aso's remarks 'harmed the political foundation of China-Japan relations', and that China 'resolutely opposed' them.
'No one should underestimate the Chinese people's staunch resolve, firm will, and formidable ability to defend national sovereignty,' he said.
China claims a group of Japanese-controlled islets in the East China Sea. The tiny uninhabited isles, called the Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, are off Japan's southern island of Okinawa.
Aso, asked about Japan's stance on the cross-strait issue at a news conference on Tuesday, said any contingency over Taiwan should be resolved through dialogue.
'We are closely monitoring the situation,' Aso, who doubles as finance minister, told reporters.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato, when asked if Aso's Monday comment was in line with the government's stance, declined to comment, saying he was not aware of the Aso comment in detail, but reiterated Japan's official policy on the matter.
'Japan hopes the Taiwan issue will be resolved through direct dialogue between parties concerned in a peaceful manner. That has been our consistent stance,' the top government spokesman said.
Taiwan is facing growing pressure from China, which claims the self-governing island off its east coast as its territory.
The U.S. does not have formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan under what is known as the one-China policy, but is legally bound by its own laws to ensure that Taiwan can defend itself, AP reported.
Japan ceased to recognise Taiwan in 1972, but is a key U.S. ally in the Asia Pacific region. It firmly opposes Chinese advancement in the South China Sea.
China, which has been ruled single-handedly by the Communist Party since 1949, says Taiwan must eventually come under its control and reserves the right to use force if necessary, according to AP.
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America’s defense of Taiwan key to containment of Chinese communist regime
By Michael McKenna - - Wednesday, July 7, 2021
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
In June 1948, in an effort to bring Berlin to its knees, the Soviets closed off all ground access to the city. In response, the United States and Great Britain — realizing the psychological and strategic importance of Berlin to both Europe and the world — launched the Berlin Airlift, an epic and ultimately successful endeavor to supply the city entirely by air. After 11 long months, the Soviets acknowledged defeat and gave up on the blockade.
In our own time, we face a close analogy in the island nation of Taiwan.
The Communist Chinese insist that Taiwan is part of China. The Taiwanese insist they are an independent nation. The rest of the world has, in varying degrees, humored the communists by pretending that their claims about Taiwan are legitimate.
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Unfortunately for everyone, the days of being able to finesse the question of Taiwan are coming to a close — just as the days of finessing the question of Berlin came to a close in the wake of the construction of the Berlin Wall in August 1961, not coincidentally done on the watch of a newly minted Democratic president in the United States.
Taiwan is the key to the Pacific region. A Chinese assault on the island would compel everyone — the United States, Australia, Japan, the Philippines, New Zealand — to take sides and to take action. Or, alternatively, to surrender the Pacific to the Chinese communists.
Just as Berlin was crucial to control of the middle of Europe and consequently the world in 1948, so Taiwan is crucial to the Pacific and the world in 2021.
Earlier this week, Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso said that in the event of a Chinese assault on Taiwan, “Japan and the U.S. must defend Taiwan together.” Mr. Aso knows that a loss of Taiwan would place Tokyo squarely in the sights of the communists in China.
He is, of course, correct. If we are unable or unwilling to defend Taiwan, it is unlikely that we will be able or willing to defend Japan.
This is not idle speculation. As recently as last week, the Chinese communist-controlled publication Naval and Merchant Ships outlined with some specificity (including weapons to be used) a possible three-stage plan for a military invasion of Taiwan. President Xi Jinping has, as part of the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, made it clear that “reunification” is one of his top priorities.
The loss of Taiwan would send the Philippines and Indonesia — which are already wobbly because of their economic relationships — toward the Chinese communist orbit. It almost certainly would require the Japanese to remilitarize and acquire nuclear weapons.
Is Team Biden ready for such a thing?
It seems unlikely. They are having trouble responding with clarity and strength to a handful of Russian hackers operating with the tacit approval of the Russian government. President Biden was reduced to giving Russian President Vladimir Putin a list of sectors that he wished the Russians would avoid.
Team Biden is also caught up in a romanticized version of the relevance of the NATO alliance. The idea that NATO allies are going anywhere to help us fight anyone is quaint, and, like cavalry charges in the early days of World War II, misguided and perhaps fatal to those who believe in it.
The United States’ most important alliance right now is the Quad, a confederation of India, the U.S., Australia and Japan directed at providing a counterbalance to Communist China in the Pacific region.
This association was restarted by former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who himself has real world experience with potential regional and global hegemons. He led a platoon at the Fulda Gap — the narrowest strip of West Germany between East Germany and France — thought to be the place most likely to be invaded by the Soviets in the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s.
Mr. Pompeo saw and sees with clarity the risk posed to Taiwan by communist China. Restarting the Quad is the most sensible and prudential foreign policy move made by the United States since the deployment of medium-range nuclear missiles in Europe in the mid-1980s.
For the United States especially, the risk posed by communist China is complicated by our numerous and unfortunate commercial relationships. People, companies and organizations as disparate as John Cena, Apple and the NBA have repeated or are inclined to accept and repeat propaganda from communist China. Even the Biden administration is preparing to embark on an energy policy that would trade our current energy independence (or, if you prefer, our status as an exporter of energy) for dependence on communist China for batteries both for electric vehicles and utilities.
We have been playing the wrong game with communist China for too long.
Presidents Truman and Kennedy and every postwar president came to understand, prepare for, and minimize the risk posed by the Soviet Union. Let’s hope that in our current moment, our leaders can come to understand that strength, clarity of purpose, and clear understandings about our intentions are essential.
With respect to Beijing, that starts with resolve to defend Taiwan.
• Michael McKenna, a columnist for The Washington Times, is the president of MWR Strategies. He was most recently a deputy assistant to President Trump and deputy director of the Office of Legislative Affairs at the White House.
America’s defense of Taiwan key to containment of Chinese communist regime
In June 1948, in an effort to bring Berlin to its knees, the Soviets closed off all ground access to the city.
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By Michael McKenna - - Wednesday, July 7, 2021
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
In June 1948, in an effort to bring Berlin to its knees, the Soviets closed off all ground access to the city. In response, the United States and Great Britain — realizing the psychological and strategic importance of Berlin to both Europe and the world — launched the Berlin Airlift, an epic and ultimately successful endeavor to supply the city entirely by air. After 11 long months, the Soviets acknowledged defeat and gave up on the blockade.
In our own time, we face a close analogy in the island nation of Taiwan.
The Communist Chinese insist that Taiwan is part of China. The Taiwanese insist they are an independent nation. The rest of the world has, in varying degrees, humored the communists by pretending that their claims about Taiwan are legitimate.
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Conan O'Brien, Sean Penn blast 'ludicrous' cancel culture: 'It feels very Soviet'
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Unfortunately for everyone, the days of being able to finesse the question of Taiwan are coming to a close — just as the days of finessing the question of Berlin came to a close in the wake of the construction of the Berlin Wall in August 1961, not coincidentally done on the watch of a newly minted Democratic president in the United States.
Taiwan is the key to the Pacific region. A Chinese assault on the island would compel everyone — the United States, Australia, Japan, the Philippines, New Zealand — to take sides and to take action. Or, alternatively, to surrender the Pacific to the Chinese communists.
Just as Berlin was crucial to control of the middle of Europe and consequently the world in 1948, so Taiwan is crucial to the Pacific and the world in 2021.
Earlier this week, Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso said that in the event of a Chinese assault on Taiwan, “Japan and the U.S. must defend Taiwan together.” Mr. Aso knows that a loss of Taiwan would place Tokyo squarely in the sights of the communists in China.
He is, of course, correct. If we are unable or unwilling to defend Taiwan, it is unlikely that we will be able or willing to defend Japan.
This is not idle speculation. As recently as last week, the Chinese communist-controlled publication Naval and Merchant Ships outlined with some specificity (including weapons to be used) a possible three-stage plan for a military invasion of Taiwan. President Xi Jinping has, as part of the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, made it clear that “reunification” is one of his top priorities.
The loss of Taiwan would send the Philippines and Indonesia — which are already wobbly because of their economic relationships — toward the Chinese communist orbit. It almost certainly would require the Japanese to remilitarize and acquire nuclear weapons.
Is Team Biden ready for such a thing?
It seems unlikely. They are having trouble responding with clarity and strength to a handful of Russian hackers operating with the tacit approval of the Russian government. President Biden was reduced to giving Russian President Vladimir Putin a list of sectors that he wished the Russians would avoid.
Team Biden is also caught up in a romanticized version of the relevance of the NATO alliance. The idea that NATO allies are going anywhere to help us fight anyone is quaint, and, like cavalry charges in the early days of World War II, misguided and perhaps fatal to those who believe in it.
The United States’ most important alliance right now is the Quad, a confederation of India, the U.S., Australia and Japan directed at providing a counterbalance to Communist China in the Pacific region.
This association was restarted by former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who himself has real world experience with potential regional and global hegemons. He led a platoon at the Fulda Gap — the narrowest strip of West Germany between East Germany and France — thought to be the place most likely to be invaded by the Soviets in the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s.
Mr. Pompeo saw and sees with clarity the risk posed to Taiwan by communist China. Restarting the Quad is the most sensible and prudential foreign policy move made by the United States since the deployment of medium-range nuclear missiles in Europe in the mid-1980s.
For the United States especially, the risk posed by communist China is complicated by our numerous and unfortunate commercial relationships. People, companies and organizations as disparate as John Cena, Apple and the NBA have repeated or are inclined to accept and repeat propaganda from communist China. Even the Biden administration is preparing to embark on an energy policy that would trade our current energy independence (or, if you prefer, our status as an exporter of energy) for dependence on communist China for batteries both for electric vehicles and utilities.
We have been playing the wrong game with communist China for too long.
Presidents Truman and Kennedy and every postwar president came to understand, prepare for, and minimize the risk posed by the Soviet Union. Let’s hope that in our current moment, our leaders can come to understand that strength, clarity of purpose, and clear understandings about our intentions are essential.
With respect to Beijing, that starts with resolve to defend Taiwan.
• Michael McKenna, a columnist for The Washington Times, is the president of MWR Strategies. He was most recently a deputy assistant to President Trump and deputy director of the Office of Legislative Affairs at the White House.
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White House says it does not support Taiwan independence
White House official describes relations with Taiwan as 'dangerous balance'
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By Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
2021/07/07 12:13
White House coordinator for the Indo-Pacific Kurt Campbell. (Facebook, Asia Society photo)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Biden administration on Tuesday (July 6) made it clear that there are no plans to significantly alter its policy toward Taiwan when a White House official stated that the U.S. does not support de jure Taiwan independence.
On Tuesday, White House coordinator for the Indo-Pacific Kurt Campbell took part in an online discussion hosted by the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI). During the talk, Campbell described Taiwan-U.S. relations as a "dangerous balance" between advocating for Taiwan's role on the global stage and avoiding a military confrontation with China.
During the talk, the Asia Society's vice president for International Security and Diplomacy, Daniel Russel, observed that amid tensions with China, the U.S. is edging closer to the line between unofficial and official relations with Taiwan and said he worries such moves could "hollow out America's one-China policy." Russel then asked Campbell "how much love is too much love for Taiwan?" and inquired about the right way to manifest American commitments as expressed in the "one China" policy and the Taiwan Relations Act.
Campbell responded that the U.S. supports a strong "unofficial relationship" with Taiwan but that "we do not support Taiwan independence." He stressed that the Biden administration is fully cognizant of the "sensitivities" involved in cross-strait relations.
The White House official said the U.S. does believe that Taiwan "has the right to live in peace" and supports the East Asian nation's participation in international organizations, particularly in the area of global health amid the pandemic. Campbell described relations with Taipei as a "balance" that Washington accepts and supports.
He pointed out that the U.S. supports Taiwan's "dignity" and "remarkable achievements." At the same time, the U.S. has sent a strong message of deterrence to China, he added.
Campbell stated that China is carefully monitoring the international response to its crackdown on Hong Kong to get a sense of the global reaction to future aggression towards Taiwan. He warned that such actions would be "catastrophic" and that the U.S. will send strong signals to China when it takes steps that are "antithetical to international order."
He said U.S. relations with Taiwan are a "dangerous balance" but that they must be maintained. Campbell said that the U.S. has "extraordinarily important interests" in peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and that other countries, such as Japan and the U.K., are beginning to recognize this importance as well.
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White House official describes relations with Taiwan as 'dangerous balance'
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By Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
2021/07/07 12:13
White House coordinator for the Indo-Pacific Kurt Campbell. (Facebook, Asia Society photo)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Biden administration on Tuesday (July 6) made it clear that there are no plans to significantly alter its policy toward Taiwan when a White House official stated that the U.S. does not support de jure Taiwan independence.
On Tuesday, White House coordinator for the Indo-Pacific Kurt Campbell took part in an online discussion hosted by the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI). During the talk, Campbell described Taiwan-U.S. relations as a "dangerous balance" between advocating for Taiwan's role on the global stage and avoiding a military confrontation with China.
During the talk, the Asia Society's vice president for International Security and Diplomacy, Daniel Russel, observed that amid tensions with China, the U.S. is edging closer to the line between unofficial and official relations with Taiwan and said he worries such moves could "hollow out America's one-China policy." Russel then asked Campbell "how much love is too much love for Taiwan?" and inquired about the right way to manifest American commitments as expressed in the "one China" policy and the Taiwan Relations Act.
Campbell responded that the U.S. supports a strong "unofficial relationship" with Taiwan but that "we do not support Taiwan independence." He stressed that the Biden administration is fully cognizant of the "sensitivities" involved in cross-strait relations.
The White House official said the U.S. does believe that Taiwan "has the right to live in peace" and supports the East Asian nation's participation in international organizations, particularly in the area of global health amid the pandemic. Campbell described relations with Taipei as a "balance" that Washington accepts and supports.
He pointed out that the U.S. supports Taiwan's "dignity" and "remarkable achievements." At the same time, the U.S. has sent a strong message of deterrence to China, he added.
Campbell stated that China is carefully monitoring the international response to its crackdown on Hong Kong to get a sense of the global reaction to future aggression towards Taiwan. He warned that such actions would be "catastrophic" and that the U.S. will send strong signals to China when it takes steps that are "antithetical to international order."
He said U.S. relations with Taiwan are a "dangerous balance" but that they must be maintained. Campbell said that the U.S. has "extraordinarily important interests" in peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and that other countries, such as Japan and the U.K., are beginning to recognize this importance as well.
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White House says it does not support Taiwan independence
White House official describes relations with Taiwan as 'dangerous balance'
23636
By Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
2021/07/07 12:13
White House coordinator for the Indo-Pacific Kurt Campbell. (Facebook, Asia Society photo)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Biden administration on Tuesday (July 6) made it clear that there are no plans to significantly alter its policy toward Taiwan when a White House official stated that the U.S. does not support de jure Taiwan independence.
On Tuesday, White House coordinator for the Indo-Pacific Kurt Campbell took part in an online discussion hosted by the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI). During the talk, Campbell described Taiwan-U.S. relations as a "dangerous balance" between advocating for Taiwan's role on the global stage and avoiding a military confrontation with China.
During the talk, the Asia Society's vice president for International Security and Diplomacy, Daniel Russel, observed that amid tensions with China, the U.S. is edging closer to the line between unofficial and official relations with Taiwan and said he worries such moves could "hollow out America's one-China policy." Russel then asked Campbell "how much love is too much love for Taiwan?" and inquired about the right way to manifest American commitments as expressed in the "one China" policy and the Taiwan Relations Act.
Campbell responded that the U.S. supports a strong "unofficial relationship" with Taiwan but that "we do not support Taiwan independence." He stressed that the Biden administration is fully cognizant of the "sensitivities" involved in cross-strait relations.
The White House official said the U.S. does believe that Taiwan "has the right to live in peace" and supports the East Asian nation's participation in international organizations, particularly in the area of global health amid the pandemic. Campbell described relations with Taipei as a "balance" that Washington accepts and supports.
He pointed out that the U.S. supports Taiwan's "dignity" and "remarkable achievements." At the same time, the U.S. has sent a strong message of deterrence to China, he added.
Campbell stated that China is carefully monitoring the international response to its crackdown on Hong Kong to get a sense of the global reaction to future aggression towards Taiwan. He warned that such actions would be "catastrophic" and that the U.S. will send strong signals to China when it takes steps that are "antithetical to international order."
He said U.S. relations with Taiwan are a "dangerous balance" but that they must be maintained. Campbell said that the U.S. has "extraordinarily important interests" in peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and that other countries, such as Japan and the U.K., are beginning to recognize this importance as well.
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The thumbs down is for our communist government. So it's official the US doesn't support the ROC. Pitiful. Wonder how much Comrade Joe got from Winnie the Xi for making that little statement.
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It's just more proof that China runs america now.
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Whoever has the most advanced tech and is willing to use it, will probably win, and Im not talking about AI fighter jets.
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To Capture Taiwan, Chinese Forces Might Attack From Several Directions
David Axe
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Aerospace & Defense
I write about ships, planes, tanks, drones, missiles and satellites.
A Type 075 assault ship.
Photo via 78/SDF
For many years, Taiwanese defense planners assumed that, if and when China invades the island democracy, the main Chinese force would sail across the 100-mile Taiwan Strait and assault the beaches of southwestern Taiwan.
But that thinking is changing as the People’s Liberation Army grows more powerful. Su Tzu-yun, a researcher at the Institute of National Security and Defense Research in Taipei, this month warned about what Taipei Times called “multi-pronged amphibious operations.”
It’s now possible for the PLA to attack Taiwan along multiple axes. The more different directions the Chinese come from, the harder it would be for Taiwanese forces to organize an effective defense.
There are obvious reasons for the PLA to aim for southwestern Taiwan. That’s where the island’s most accessible beaches are. But the rudimentary state of Chinese amphibious forces—until recently—was another factor.
To transport assault troops across the Strait, the PLA Navy for decades relied on commercial-style shipping. This ad hoc flotilla could lift just 10,000 troops at a time and would have struggled to swiftly land troops while under fire.
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In 1999, The Brookings Institution analysts Bates Gill and Michael O’Hanlon called the prospect of a Chinese amphibious invasion “an empty threat.”
Twenty-two years later, the situation has changed. The PLAN is building up a fleet of around eight modern Type 071 landing docks and three Type 075 big-deck assault ships, together representing one of the biggest amphibious forces in the world.
These 11 ships alone could haul 25,000 marines and land them via helicopter and hovercraft. Add scores of useful transports that the PLAN could take up from trade, and the Chinese could form several amphibious groups, each capable of lifting thousands of troops.
“China has a range of options for military campaigns against Taiwan, from an air and maritime blockade to a full-scale amphibious invasion to seize and occupy some or all of Taiwan or its offshore islands,” the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense concluded in its 2020 assessment of the Chinese military.
Today Chinese marine forces are “capable of conducting amphibious assault operations using combined-arms tactics and multiple avenues of approach,” the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency stated in a 2019 report.
In other words, in wartime Taiwan should expect Chinese forces to attack from multiple directions. Even if that means Chinese troops would have to land on less-than-ideal terrain—the rockier beaches of northern Taiwan with their steep cliffs, for instance.
When Ian Sullivan, an intelligence official at the U.S. Army’s Training and Doctrine Command, simulated a war across the Taiwan Strait, he had Chinese amphibious forces landing outside the city of Hsinchu, on Taiwan’s northwestern coast.
And it’s obvious that, during a crisis, the PLA aims to circle around Taiwan and threaten the country from the east. The Philippine Sea east of Taiwan is an obvious place for the PLAN’s new aircraft carriers to operate.
Whether Chinese amphibious forces would accompany the carriers is an open question. But it’s not hard to imagine the PLA aiming to drive on Taipei from the west and east.
Taiwanese planners appreciate the country’s dilemma. Taipei is revising its defense plans on the assumption a Chinese attack would come along more than one axis.
Back in 1999, analysts Gill and O’Hanlon assumed the Taiwanese air force alone could defeat a single-axis Chinese attack by sinking the entire amphibious fleet in one mass sortie. Now that the Chinese air force is both bigger and more modern than the Taiwanese air force is, that’s not a viable strategy.
Instead, Taiwanese forces plan to lob missiles at the Chinese fleets. Taipei just signed a $1.4 billion contract with the United States to acquire 400 ground-launched Harpoon anti-ship missiles from Boeing. The mobile Harpoon batteries could move with the axes of the Chinese attack.
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Aerospace & Defense
I write about ships, planes, tanks, drones, missiles and satellites.
A Type 075 assault ship.
Photo via 78/SDF
For many years, Taiwanese defense planners assumed that, if and when China invades the island democracy, the main Chinese force would sail across the 100-mile Taiwan Strait and assault the beaches of southwestern Taiwan.
But that thinking is changing as the People’s Liberation Army grows more powerful. Su Tzu-yun, a researcher at the Institute of National Security and Defense Research in Taipei, this month warned about what Taipei Times called “multi-pronged amphibious operations.”
It’s now possible for the PLA to attack Taiwan along multiple axes. The more different directions the Chinese come from, the harder it would be for Taiwanese forces to organize an effective defense.
There are obvious reasons for the PLA to aim for southwestern Taiwan. That’s where the island’s most accessible beaches are. But the rudimentary state of Chinese amphibious forces—until recently—was another factor.
To transport assault troops across the Strait, the PLA Navy for decades relied on commercial-style shipping. This ad hoc flotilla could lift just 10,000 troops at a time and would have struggled to swiftly land troops while under fire.
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In 1999, The Brookings Institution analysts Bates Gill and Michael O’Hanlon called the prospect of a Chinese amphibious invasion “an empty threat.”
Twenty-two years later, the situation has changed. The PLAN is building up a fleet of around eight modern Type 071 landing docks and three Type 075 big-deck assault ships, together representing one of the biggest amphibious forces in the world.
These 11 ships alone could haul 25,000 marines and land them via helicopter and hovercraft. Add scores of useful transports that the PLAN could take up from trade, and the Chinese could form several amphibious groups, each capable of lifting thousands of troops.
“China has a range of options for military campaigns against Taiwan, from an air and maritime blockade to a full-scale amphibious invasion to seize and occupy some or all of Taiwan or its offshore islands,” the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense concluded in its 2020 assessment of the Chinese military.
Today Chinese marine forces are “capable of conducting amphibious assault operations using combined-arms tactics and multiple avenues of approach,” the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency stated in a 2019 report.
In other words, in wartime Taiwan should expect Chinese forces to attack from multiple directions. Even if that means Chinese troops would have to land on less-than-ideal terrain—the rockier beaches of northern Taiwan with their steep cliffs, for instance.
When Ian Sullivan, an intelligence official at the U.S. Army’s Training and Doctrine Command, simulated a war across the Taiwan Strait, he had Chinese amphibious forces landing outside the city of Hsinchu, on Taiwan’s northwestern coast.
And it’s obvious that, during a crisis, the PLA aims to circle around Taiwan and threaten the country from the east. The Philippine Sea east of Taiwan is an obvious place for the PLAN’s new aircraft carriers to operate.
Whether Chinese amphibious forces would accompany the carriers is an open question. But it’s not hard to imagine the PLA aiming to drive on Taipei from the west and east.
Taiwanese planners appreciate the country’s dilemma. Taipei is revising its defense plans on the assumption a Chinese attack would come along more than one axis.
Back in 1999, analysts Gill and O’Hanlon assumed the Taiwanese air force alone could defeat a single-axis Chinese attack by sinking the entire amphibious fleet in one mass sortie. Now that the Chinese air force is both bigger and more modern than the Taiwanese air force is, that’s not a viable strategy.
Instead, Taiwanese forces plan to lob missiles at the Chinese fleets. Taipei just signed a $1.4 billion contract with the United States to acquire 400 ground-launched Harpoon anti-ship missiles from Boeing. The mobile Harpoon batteries could move with the axes of the Chinese attack.
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To Capture Taiwan, Chinese Forces Might Attack From Several Directions
For many years, Taiwanese defense planners assumed that, if and when China invades, the main Chinese force would sail across the 100-mile Taiwan Strait and assault the beaches of southwestern Taiwan. But that thinking is changing as the People’s Liberation Army grows more powerful.
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