But the Taiwan Strait would make retaking the island challenging. Read more at straitstimes.com.
TAIPEI - China’s military is learning from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that any attack on Taiwan would have to be swift to succeed, but the Taiwan Strait would make that challenging, the island’s defence minister said on Friday.
The possible impact of the war on China’s military thinking on Taiwan and how China could attack the island, has been widely debated in official circles in Taipei.Russian invasion of Ukraine,“The Russia-Ukraine war has brought great lessons for them - they will definitely seek speed,” Mr Chiu told reporters on the sidelines of Parliament in Taipei, referring to China’s military.
He said that even if Chinese forces were planning a speedy attack, they would face difficulties trying to take the island in a sudden move as they would have to cross the Taiwan Strait that separates the two.China regards Taiwan as a renegade province to be reunified, by force if necessary. Beijing continues to mount almost daily military patrols near the island. Taiwan rejects China’s sovereignty claims and says it will defend its democracy and freedom.
“I’ve said it before - as soon as the guns sound, we will keep going to the end. But we absolutely will not provoke,” Mr Chiu said. While Ukraine has won widespread public support in Taiwan, and Taiwan’s government has sent humanitarian aid, China has refused to condemn Russia and the two countries announcedChina has said that it is a “naked double standard” to seek to conflate the issues of Taiwan and Ukraine as the island has always been part of China and is entirely a domestic matter. REUTERS
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