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China should announce that any amount of military aid given to Taiwan will result in equivalent amount of military aid would be given to Russia
A Whopping $20 Billion In Military Aid, US Making Chinese Invasion Of Taiwan Deadlier Than Ukraine
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You have a phobia of communist China, and you should see a doctor for your mental illness.
Taiwan is a low-hanging fruit like HK it's not going anywhere. China should maintain its course and become the biggest economy in the universe.
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Now Chinese public just see US politicians as entertaining clownsAND THOSE WHITES OR NON WHITES STANDING IN AWE TO WHAT THEY PERCEIVED OF MURICA NUCLEAR MIGHT AS DELUDED ENTERTAINING DOGGIES AND CLOWNS BROWN NOSING THEMSELVES SILLY ON MURICA
everything murica thought themselves to be very mighty over China from the days when China had to use single shot bolt action rifles to chase muricans with pee running down the legs of their pants from Yalu river to South of the parallel against planes and battleships and carriers and artillery and MaDeuces with unlimited ammo
Chinese whacked USA and the UN combined that they had to flee south of the Parallel as demanded by China.Chinese fought with bolt operated rifles against Ma Dueces , automatic weapons and artillery and tanks and planes and chopters and battleships with 16″ guns.
When China industry was almost that of stone age having been emasculated by opium selling colonial powers to prevent China from having the might to drive them all out so that they can rape and pillage and enjoy all they could of a weakened China.
Go read the book by David Halberstam
The Coldest Winter
Look on the front line at 24 Nov 1950 and the front line of 16 Dec 1950.
That lie of Chinese using human waves in Korean war and dying like flies in face of ‘Murican firepower and shells and bullets can be examined in the casualty statisics.
Korean War Casualty Stats
Bullshit to all those crap talk of Chinese human waves and sending of Chinese into the meat grinder.
Feeble excuses as to how ‘Murican and their gang forces got fxcked and kicked back south of parallel by single shot bolt action rifles.
China told you all to get south of parallel and China stopped there.
Or they drive all of you down South of Pusan.
See the table of casualties.
That war became largely a war between Chinese and the rest.
Chinese suffered less dead and wounded than the rest of the ‘Muricans and UN doggies not withstanding single shot bolt action rifles against Ma Dueces , automatic weapons and artillery and tanks and planes and chopters and kitchen sinks and battleships with 16″ guns.
If Chinese used human waves as so often lied about, China would have casualties 10 times worse than the rest combined.
Go read Coldest Winter The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War: David Halberstam: 9780786888627: Amazon.com: Books
Or you telling me David Halberstam is a liar and fiction writer!
Tube artillery?
Saudis Use Chinese-made Cannons in Yemen
PLZ-45 Howitzers pound HouthisBY JEFFREY LIN AND P.W. SINGER | PUBLISHED APR 21, 2015 4:00 PM EDT
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The Saudi Army is deploying its best cannons, the NORINCO PLZ-45 self propelled howitzer (SPH) to bombard Houthi rebels in western Yemen. This is the first time that a modern Chinese SPH has seen combat. While Saudi Arabia has bought primarily American weapons, recent advances in Chinese artillery technology has actually made Chinese artillery more capable in many respects over its American counterparts.
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The PLZ-45 is the artillery workhorse of the Saudi Army, it can a range of nearly 40km and can fire American and Chinese made smart munitions guided by lasers and satellite navigation, as well as cluster munitions.
The PLZ-45 is a 33 ton artillery vehicle, with a 6.97 meter long cannon that fires guided and unguided 50kg 155mm shells up to 39 kilometers away (in contrast, the America M109A7 Paladin’s shorter cannon has a 30km maximum range). First developed in the 1980s, the PLZ-45 did not see widespread Chinese service, though its bigger descendant, the 50km ranged PLZ-04, is in widespread PLA service. The PLZ-45 comes with an ammunition supply vehicle that carries 90 shells, as well as sophisticated counterbattery and fire control radars, in addition to forward observation scouts.
MISSILES ARTILLERY?
you not seriously thinking murica crappy HIMARs with reach of 70 km CEP 10 meters is of the same class as Chinese Firedragons reach 300++km and CEP 1 M
Murica Space technology that Murica tried to shut China out of?
Murica space tech is a joke compared to China
Supercomputers?
China stopped entering China supercomputers as that embarrased Murica so much that using sanctions after sanctions in futile efforts to stop China. Like Murica taking part in track and field events after doping themselves silly AND USING GATLING GUNS TO BLOW OUT THE KNEES OF OTHERS THINKING OF RACING IN TRACK AND FIELD.
THE WORLD WILL GET TO SEE CHINA IN QUANTUM COMPUTING AS WELL
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China will keep growing stronger and wealthier and that will be enough for China and that is what China will want and China will get.
China has the wisdom, intelligience and inner strength and courage of conviction to go her way and for the betterment of all Mankind.
Attributes that those who claimed to lead USA never possess.
China has not desire to start war with USA or any other countries even if China is very ready and capable to defend herself.
China will never start a shooting war with USA as China is just not that kind of country and civilisation.
HOWEVER, if USA intend to start that shooting war with China, China will bring an end to that war.
MAKE NO MISTAKE ON THAT POINT.
And this will be the way that war will go.
This will be the shape of that kind of war.
Please do not have war with China.
Do not even think of non nuclear war with China.
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DF41 above doesn't realize that Chinas invasion of Taiwan would be mostly naval warfare and if China loses troop transports they'll become stuck worse than Russian in Ukraine as missiles cannot take land or transport soldiers.
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Errrr..... China's real target is United States. Not Taiwan.View attachment 942975
As China ramps up military activity along the Taiwan Strait, the United States recently announced US$345 million in military aid for Taiwan even as the total aid to the self-ruled island state is nearing a whopping $20 billion.
Aimed at arming Taiwan to the teeth, the US announced the package on July 28, which is believed to be the first such package under the Biden administration to use American stocks to assist Taiwan in countering China. The package will include “defense articles,” military education, and training, US President Joe Biden’s administration said.
Although the specifics of the latest package are unknown, according to reports, Washington could supply equipment like MANPADS, intelligence & surveillance tools, to Taiwan.
With China’s enhanced military activity in the Taiwan Strait and concerns that the country could launch an invasion of Taiwan by 2027, the island state has gone on a military shopping spree to build combat capability to defend itself from the Chinese onslaught.
The announcement comes even as the Pentagon and White House are under pressure from US senators to accelerate the delivery of arms to Taiwan. The goals are two-fold: to aid Taiwan in fending off China and to deter China from considering attacking in the first place by providing Taipei with enough weapons to make an invasion ‘very costly.’
Taiwan won’t have to wait for military manufacturing and sales because this assistance is a component of a presidential authority Congress approved last year to draw weapons from current US military stocks. Compared to funding for new weapons, this expedites the delivery of weaponry.
Earlier this year, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Washington would provide “significant” military aid to Taiwan to deter China. Austin said he was pleased that “the United States will soon provide significant additional security assistance to Taiwan through (the) presidential drawdown authority (PDA) that Congress authorized last year.”
The Pentagon has used a similar power to deliver weapons valued at billions of dollars to Ukraine. Unlike Ukraine, which has been fighting a war against Russia for more than sixteen months, Taiwan has been continually threatened by China.
China has increased its military aircraft flights into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) and dispatched warships to sail near the strait to assert its control over the island and put more political pressure on its government to join the mainland.
Despite the absence of official diplomatic ties, the US is required by law to arm Taiwan so that it can defend itself. China regularly criticizes such arms purchases. As Washington sanctions one aid package after another, EurAsian Times looks into some of the powerful weapons Taiwan is buying/bought from the US.
What Is Taiwan Buying From the US
This number of systems explored here is an exhaustive list of weaponry that Taiwan has either already purchased or is in the process of purchasing from the United States with an eye on creating effective deterrence.
Combat Drones
Four unidentified sources told Reuters on July 27 that the military shipment might include four unarmed MQ-9A reconnaissance drones. Since the authorities were still working out the specifics of removing some of the sophisticated electronics from the drones that only the US Air Force is permitted access to, it wasn’t clear whether the drones would be handed over to Taiwan.
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EurAsian Times could not independently confirm whether Taiwan would receive the much anticipated and advanced MQ-9A reconnaissance drones in the latest package. However, the MQ-9A would be in addition to the Sea Guardian variant of the drones that Taiwan has already purchased.
Taiwan has already paid US$217 million for four MQ-9B “Sea Guardian” drones from the previous government of US President Donald Trump. Taiwan is anticipated to get the Sea Guardian drones by 2025.
Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS)
As soon as the military package was announced, military watchers speculated that this new package would most likely include additional Stinger MANPADS to bolster what is referred to as Taiwan’s asymmetrical warfare. The successful use of MANPADS to defeat and shoot down hostile aircraft has impressed Taiwan and inspired it to add advanced American portable defense systems to its arsenal.
In late May, Taiwan received the first batch of FIM-92 Stinger air defense missiles from the US as part of a $500 million military aid package in a delayed delivery due to the ongoing Ukraine war.
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According to reports, the air defense weapons delivered to the Taiwanese military were portable handheld models. The military employs several Stinger variants, including the Dual Mount Stinger, the Avenger weapons system mounted on a Humvee, and the air-launched Apache attack helicopter configuration.
AD Systems & Precision-Guided Missiles
Su Tzu-yun, a research researcher at Taiwan’s Institute for National Defense and Security Research, expressed a contrasting perspective, claiming that the Pentagon most likely prioritized the delivery of precision-guided weapons in the July 28 package.
The researcher said some of these could include the Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) and the MIM-104 “Patriot” missiles besides the FIM-92 Stinger.
While Taiwan already has the advanced Patriot missile defense batteries in its arsenal, a State Department notice obtained by Bloomberg News last December revealed that the US has proposed selling Taiwan up to 100 of its most powerful Patriot air-defense missiles, together with radar and other equipment, in a deal valued at $882 million.
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Moreover, while there is no official confirmation of this yet, there have been reports of Taiwan also considering buying the NASAMS, which have proven their efficiency in combat in Ukraine.
Earlier, Taiwan’s defense minister Chiu Kuo-cheng cited the missile’s success rate in intercepting Russian missiles, which has inspired Taipei to view the system as a possible counter to Chinese fighter bombers, drones, and land-attack cruise and ballistic missiles.
Moreover, Chiu stated optimistically that the NASAMS would “upgrade its air defense capabilities.” “The enemy situation must do this work. We have seen from the Russia-Ukraine war that these weapons have good performance,” Chiu added.
Besides, Taiwan has also purchased missiles like AGM-84L-1 Harpoon Block II Missiles, AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Missiles, Volcano (vehicle-launched) anti-tank munition-laying systems, and AGM-88B HARM, HARM training missiles, AIM-120C-8AMRAAM, and AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM Guidance Sections.
Fighter Jets
Although not included in the latest package, Taiwan’s most significant purchase from the United States is the F-16V fighter jets that are being delivered in batches to the self-ruled state to face off against PLAAF’s advanced combat planes, like the J-20 stealth fighters and the H-6 class of bombers.
The latest package comes on top of the almost US$19 billion in military sales to Taiwan, including F-16s and other expensive weaponry systems. The United States in 2019 approved a US$8 billion sale of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, a deal that would take the island’s F-16 fleet to more than 200 jets, the largest in Asia.
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In May this year, Taiwan’s Minister of Defense, Chiu Kuo-cheng, announced the delivery of 66 advanced new F-16Vs from the United States had been delayed due to supply chain disruption, and the ministry was working to minimize the impact and “makeup deficiencies.”
“Multiple channels are being used, and we are minimizing the damage from this,” he said, adding they still expected to get the full order delivered before 2026.
Artillery
Like several US weapon systems that have found widespread combat popularity, especially in the wake of the Ukraine war, HIMARS is also making its way to Taiwan. The purchase of 11 HIMARS M142 launchers was first agreed upon between Taiwan and the US in 2021.
The MND abandoned its plan to purchase 40 M109A6 “Paladin” self-propelled howitzers in 2022 when Washington claimed the howitzers would not be delivered on time due to low production capacity. As a result, Taiwan decided to purchase 18 more of the howitzers in 2022.
According to a May announcement from the Ministry of National Defense (MND), Taiwan would get the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) M142 launchers it purchased from the United States one year sooner than expected.
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Moreover, MND also announced that the Army will take delivery of 29 HIMARS, a long-range precision strike weapon system, beginning 2026, a year earlier than the original 2027 date, after Washington agrees to prioritize sending the rocket system to Taipei to meet its needs, the ministry said in a press release.
The Army also increased its order for Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) from 64 to 84, the Liberty Times reported.
The total US military sales to Taiwan now run into billions of dollars, touching or surpassing a whopping $20 billion in recent times to combat the prevalent Chinese threat.
China, on its part, fiercely opposes the delivery of arms from Washington to Taipei by referring to it as contradictory to the long-standing One China policy. However, with the Biden administration unrelenting, China’s Defense Ministry accused the United States of turning Taiwan into a powder keg when the US announced an aid package late last month.
At the time, the White House had announced $440 million in military equipment to Taiwan, which essentially included the sale of 30mm ammunition and related equipment, along with spare parts for Taiwan’s vehicles, small arms, combat weapon systems, and logistical support items.
A Whopping $20 Billion In Military Aid, US Making Chinese Invasion Of Taiwan Deadlier Than Ukraine
As China ramps up military activity along the Taiwan Strait, the United States recently announced US$345 million in military aid for Taiwan even as the total aid to the self-ruled island state is nearing a whopping $20 billion. With 150 Sorties & 900 Precision Strikes Daily, US Navy’s Airwing...www.eurasiantimes.com
A destroyed Taiwan is of no use to China.
All China needs to do is to deter United States from intervening in Taiwan theater. Then Taiwan will have no choice but to negotiate a peace deal with the mainland.
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War prep: China accuses U.S. of turning Taiwan into a ‘powder keg’
China’s Defense Ministry accused the United States Wednesday of turning Taiwan into a powder keg with its latest sales of military equipment to the breakaway province. The U.S.
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War prep: China accuses U.S. of turning Taiwan into a ‘powder keg’
July 6, 2023 10:08 AM CDT BY ROGER MCKENZIE
Taiwan fighter jets are displayed with their weapons payload during a visit by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at a military air base in outlying Penghu Island. In a clear provocation to China, the U.S. is pumping even more weapons into Taiwan. | Johnson Lai / AP
China’s Defense Ministry accused the United States Wednesday of turning Taiwan into a powder keg with its latest sales of military equipment to the breakaway province.
The U.S. State Department approved the sale of 30mm ammunition and related equipment, along with spare parts for Taiwan’s vehicles, small arms, combat weapon systems, and logistical support items worth a total of $440.2 million.
Defense Ministry spokesperson Col. Tan Kefei responded that “the U.S. ignores China’s core concerns, crudely interferes in China’s internal affairs, and deliberately escalates tensions across the Taiwan Strait.”
China claims Taiwan as its own territory and Tan said “stern representations” had been lodged with the U.S.
“This is tantamount to accelerating the transformation of Taiwan into a ‘powder keg’ and pushing the Taiwanese people into the abyss of disaster,” he said in a statement carried on the ministry’s website.
Using force to seek independence is wishful thinking and is doomed to failure, he said, adding that the People’s Liberation Army was always ready and would maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
Mao Ning, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, also addressed the arms deal at a press briefing. “The U.S. should abide by the ‘One China’ principle…. It should cease selling weapons to Taiwan, creating tensions and undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.”
The U.S. officially maintains a “One China” policy under which it supposedly does not recognize Taiwan’s formal independence and has no formal diplomatic relations with the island. Nonetheless, U.S. law requires a credible defense for Taiwan and for the U.S. to treat all threats to the island as matters of “grave concern.”
Going beyond this, the Biden administration has continued to build up its military strength in a provocative arc around China. According to the Pentagon’s own figures, the U.S. has at least 313 bases in East Asia and around 750 worldwide.
The number of U.S. bases may be even higher, as the Pentagon does not release the location of all of its facilities.
In contrast, China has one base in Djibouti and several small installations in the South China Sea, bringing the country’s total foreign military bases to around eight.
In its announcement of the Taiwan weapons sale, the State Department said it “serves U.S. national, economic, and security interests by supporting the recipient’s continuing efforts to modernize its armed forces and to maintain a credible defensive capability.”
The State Department said: “The proposed sale will help improve the security of the recipient and assist in maintaining political stability, military balance, and economic progress in the region.”
They added that the ammunition and associated equipment would maintain the effectiveness of Taiwan’s CM34 Armored Vehicles while “further enhancing interoperability with the United States.”
The need for “interoperability” essentially means that the Taiwan armed forces are to be kept in a state where they can be easily integrated into the U.S. military in the event of war against China.
Taiwan thus serves as an extension of U.S. armed power in the region, a point not lost on many observers in East Asia—or in Taiwan itself.
“An increasing number of Taiwan people have come to realize that the U.S. is turning Taiwan into…an ammunition depot, rather than providing protection,” Zhu Fenglian at the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office said.
Referring to the ruling party in Taipei, Zhu said, “The Democratic Progressive Party authorities in Taiwan are spending the hard-earned money of the people to please the U.S., which will only push the people of Taiwan into a dangerous and volatile situation.”
This article features reporting from Morning Star. It has been supplemented with additional details.
Very good , Taiwan should be protected at any cost .View attachment 942975
As China ramps up military activity along the Taiwan Strait, the United States recently announced US$345 million in military aid for Taiwan even as the total aid to the self-ruled island state is nearing a whopping $20 billion.
Aimed at arming Taiwan to the teeth, the US announced the package on July 28, which is believed to be the first such package under the Biden administration to use American stocks to assist Taiwan in countering China. The package will include “defense articles,” military education, and training, US President Joe Biden’s administration said.
Although the specifics of the latest package are unknown, according to reports, Washington could supply equipment like MANPADS, intelligence & surveillance tools, to Taiwan.
With China’s enhanced military activity in the Taiwan Strait and concerns that the country could launch an invasion of Taiwan by 2027, the island state has gone on a military shopping spree to build combat capability to defend itself from the Chinese onslaught.
The announcement comes even as the Pentagon and White House are under pressure from US senators to accelerate the delivery of arms to Taiwan. The goals are two-fold: to aid Taiwan in fending off China and to deter China from considering attacking in the first place by providing Taipei with enough weapons to make an invasion ‘very costly.’
Taiwan won’t have to wait for military manufacturing and sales because this assistance is a component of a presidential authority Congress approved last year to draw weapons from current US military stocks. Compared to funding for new weapons, this expedites the delivery of weaponry.
Earlier this year, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Washington would provide “significant” military aid to Taiwan to deter China. Austin said he was pleased that “the United States will soon provide significant additional security assistance to Taiwan through (the) presidential drawdown authority (PDA) that Congress authorized last year.”
The Pentagon has used a similar power to deliver weapons valued at billions of dollars to Ukraine. Unlike Ukraine, which has been fighting a war against Russia for more than sixteen months, Taiwan has been continually threatened by China.
China has increased its military aircraft flights into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) and dispatched warships to sail near the strait to assert its control over the island and put more political pressure on its government to join the mainland.
Despite the absence of official diplomatic ties, the US is required by law to arm Taiwan so that it can defend itself. China regularly criticizes such arms purchases. As Washington sanctions one aid package after another, EurAsian Times looks into some of the powerful weapons Taiwan is buying/bought from the US.
What Is Taiwan Buying From the US
This number of systems explored here is an exhaustive list of weaponry that Taiwan has either already purchased or is in the process of purchasing from the United States with an eye on creating effective deterrence.
Combat Drones
Four unidentified sources told Reuters on July 27 that the military shipment might include four unarmed MQ-9A reconnaissance drones. Since the authorities were still working out the specifics of removing some of the sophisticated electronics from the drones that only the US Air Force is permitted access to, it wasn’t clear whether the drones would be handed over to Taiwan.
View attachment 942965
EurAsian Times could not independently confirm whether Taiwan would receive the much anticipated and advanced MQ-9A reconnaissance drones in the latest package. However, the MQ-9A would be in addition to the Sea Guardian variant of the drones that Taiwan has already purchased.
Taiwan has already paid US$217 million for four MQ-9B “Sea Guardian” drones from the previous government of US President Donald Trump. Taiwan is anticipated to get the Sea Guardian drones by 2025.
Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS)
As soon as the military package was announced, military watchers speculated that this new package would most likely include additional Stinger MANPADS to bolster what is referred to as Taiwan’s asymmetrical warfare. The successful use of MANPADS to defeat and shoot down hostile aircraft has impressed Taiwan and inspired it to add advanced American portable defense systems to its arsenal.
In late May, Taiwan received the first batch of FIM-92 Stinger air defense missiles from the US as part of a $500 million military aid package in a delayed delivery due to the ongoing Ukraine war.
View attachment 942969
According to reports, the air defense weapons delivered to the Taiwanese military were portable handheld models. The military employs several Stinger variants, including the Dual Mount Stinger, the Avenger weapons system mounted on a Humvee, and the air-launched Apache attack helicopter configuration.
AD Systems & Precision-Guided Missiles
Su Tzu-yun, a research researcher at Taiwan’s Institute for National Defense and Security Research, expressed a contrasting perspective, claiming that the Pentagon most likely prioritized the delivery of precision-guided weapons in the July 28 package.
The researcher said some of these could include the Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) and the MIM-104 “Patriot” missiles besides the FIM-92 Stinger.
While Taiwan already has the advanced Patriot missile defense batteries in its arsenal, a State Department notice obtained by Bloomberg News last December revealed that the US has proposed selling Taiwan up to 100 of its most powerful Patriot air-defense missiles, together with radar and other equipment, in a deal valued at $882 million.
View attachment 942970
Moreover, while there is no official confirmation of this yet, there have been reports of Taiwan also considering buying the NASAMS, which have proven their efficiency in combat in Ukraine.
Earlier, Taiwan’s defense minister Chiu Kuo-cheng cited the missile’s success rate in intercepting Russian missiles, which has inspired Taipei to view the system as a possible counter to Chinese fighter bombers, drones, and land-attack cruise and ballistic missiles.
Moreover, Chiu stated optimistically that the NASAMS would “upgrade its air defense capabilities.” “The enemy situation must do this work. We have seen from the Russia-Ukraine war that these weapons have good performance,” Chiu added.
Besides, Taiwan has also purchased missiles like AGM-84L-1 Harpoon Block II Missiles, AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Missiles, Volcano (vehicle-launched) anti-tank munition-laying systems, and AGM-88B HARM, HARM training missiles, AIM-120C-8AMRAAM, and AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM Guidance Sections.
Fighter Jets
Although not included in the latest package, Taiwan’s most significant purchase from the United States is the F-16V fighter jets that are being delivered in batches to the self-ruled state to face off against PLAAF’s advanced combat planes, like the J-20 stealth fighters and the H-6 class of bombers.
The latest package comes on top of the almost US$19 billion in military sales to Taiwan, including F-16s and other expensive weaponry systems. The United States in 2019 approved a US$8 billion sale of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, a deal that would take the island’s F-16 fleet to more than 200 jets, the largest in Asia.
View attachment 942971
In May this year, Taiwan’s Minister of Defense, Chiu Kuo-cheng, announced the delivery of 66 advanced new F-16Vs from the United States had been delayed due to supply chain disruption, and the ministry was working to minimize the impact and “makeup deficiencies.”
“Multiple channels are being used, and we are minimizing the damage from this,” he said, adding they still expected to get the full order delivered before 2026.
Artillery
Like several US weapon systems that have found widespread combat popularity, especially in the wake of the Ukraine war, HIMARS is also making its way to Taiwan. The purchase of 11 HIMARS M142 launchers was first agreed upon between Taiwan and the US in 2021.
The MND abandoned its plan to purchase 40 M109A6 “Paladin” self-propelled howitzers in 2022 when Washington claimed the howitzers would not be delivered on time due to low production capacity. As a result, Taiwan decided to purchase 18 more of the howitzers in 2022.
According to a May announcement from the Ministry of National Defense (MND), Taiwan would get the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) M142 launchers it purchased from the United States one year sooner than expected.
View attachment 942972
Moreover, MND also announced that the Army will take delivery of 29 HIMARS, a long-range precision strike weapon system, beginning 2026, a year earlier than the original 2027 date, after Washington agrees to prioritize sending the rocket system to Taipei to meet its needs, the ministry said in a press release.
The Army also increased its order for Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) from 64 to 84, the Liberty Times reported.
The total US military sales to Taiwan now run into billions of dollars, touching or surpassing a whopping $20 billion in recent times to combat the prevalent Chinese threat.
China, on its part, fiercely opposes the delivery of arms from Washington to Taipei by referring to it as contradictory to the long-standing One China policy. However, with the Biden administration unrelenting, China’s Defense Ministry accused the United States of turning Taiwan into a powder keg when the US announced an aid package late last month.
At the time, the White House had announced $440 million in military equipment to Taiwan, which essentially included the sale of 30mm ammunition and related equipment, along with spare parts for Taiwan’s vehicles, small arms, combat weapon systems, and logistical support items.
A Whopping $20 Billion In Military Aid, US Making Chinese Invasion Of Taiwan Deadlier Than Ukraine
As China ramps up military activity along the Taiwan Strait, the United States recently announced US$345 million in military aid for Taiwan even as the total aid to the self-ruled island state is nearing a whopping $20 billion. With 150 Sorties & 900 Precision Strikes Daily, US Navy’s Airwing...
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