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Wall Street Journal
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
Taiwan's Military Plans New Drone Units in Preparation for Potential China Invasion
TAIPEI—Taiwan will commission its first-ever army drone units this year and introduce sea drones to its naval forces, part of its efforts to modernize its arsenal with cutting-edge technology to prepare for a potential Chinese invasion, Defense Minister Wellington Koo said in an interview. The steps fit into a shift from a focus on traditional forces to building up its capabilities intended to make China think twice before attacking. Taiwan's marines have already transformed some tank and artillery battalions into drone squads, according to Koo.
Wall Street Journal
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
Taiwan's New Strategy: Make China Fear the Pain of an Invasion
TAIPEI—Taiwan's leaders have embarked on an urgent overhaul of the island's defenses to prepare for what they see as the possibility of a Chinese invasion by 2027. The purpose: be able to hold on long enough for the U.S. to come to the rescue. But many doubt the self-governing island, which Beijing claims as its own, can be ready in just two years, given the radical changes it is pursuing.
