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| Nov. 4, 2021
Winning the Fight Taiwan Cannot Afford to Lose
By Drew Thompson
Strategic Forum 310
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Winning the Fight Taiwan Cannot Afford to Lose
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Taiwan has begun to embrace a new asymmetric defense approach focused on fighting in the littor al with smaller, more survivable systems. This is key to defeating a Chinese invasion.
Support from President Tsai Ingwen has been high but there is resistance from some senior members of Taiwan’s defense establishment who favor more expensive conventional systems.
Personnel recruitment and logistics are two key elements that the Overall Defense Concept and Taiwan’s defense strategy need to address.
The United States should not only provide critical defense items to Taiwan but also help Taipei refine its new defense strategy and improve interoperability between U.S. and Taiwan armed forces.
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