by Chris Black
If you ask me, it is totally insane to talk about Taiwan somehow fighting a war with China.
The US is suffering from a crisis of competence.
China has a billion and a half people, all of them against “Taiwan independence.”
Taiwan’s top weapons maker is unveiling a series of military drones aimed at boosting the country’s defense capabilities. Our reporter @JaimeOcon1 went to Taichung to get a closer look. pic.twitter.com/xkPec9DP6l
— TaiwanPlus (@taiwanplusnews) March 14, 2023
#Taiwan introduces 5 new drones to elevate its combat capability pic.twitter.com/CnWhn4D3iW
— Radio Taiwan International (@RadioTaiwan_Eng) March 14, 2023
Taiwan showcased new models of its domestically produced military drones on Tuesday, saying they are key to its “asymmetric warfare” capacity to make its forces more agile if they have to face a far larger Chinese military.
China, which has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control, has ramped up military activity near the democratically governed island to force it to accept Chinese sovereignty despite Taiwan’s objections.
The war in Ukraine has lent new urgency to Taiwan military’s efforts to bolster defence including a push to develop drones.