Tag: taiwanconflict
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In defending Taiwan Americans are OK with arms, not so much with Troops.
The Chicago Council’s poll shows other two interesting points. One is that support for Taiwan’s defense (not necessarily it’s independence) is pretty equal among identified Republicans, Democrats, and Others. Taiwan is perhaps the one issue that’s truly achieved a bi-partisan consensus in current American politics. The other is that support for a military intervention is…
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China’s One Child, One Soldier Policy
https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/red-army-private-ryans-what-wargaming-says-about-chinese-willingness-strike-first-and-stay Small Wars Journal points out that any conflict between the US and China will not be a limited one, it will be total war when it comes. While the US has recently sought out to place limits on its conflict, China’s limits are within its demographics. With a one (or more recent two) child…
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Invasion or Coersion?
https://www.grid.news/story/global/2022/08/10/the-big-taiwan-question-as-china-issues-warnings-and-holds-military-drills-is-a-chinese-invasion-imminent/ Grid runs an analysis of CCP motivations and methods for taking over Taiwan. While an all-out invasion is now definitely on the table, a perhaps more likely option for China is a campaogn of Coersion enforced by impacting Taiwan’s trade through a blockade. As Taiwan is highly dependent on maritime commerce, the CCP considered…
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If we lose Taiwan, could we get it back?
Kris Osborn at Warrior Maven has written an article spelling out the framing of a PLA invasion of Taiwan and the possibility of a counter-attack if we should lose in the early stages. The key points are: The Best Defense is a Forward Defense: the US and allies need to have as much air and…
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