A new document from Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense warns that the country must have American support in order to prevent an attack from China.
The Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan just released the Quadrennial Defense Review, highlighting the need for American assistance with long-range detail attacks, U.S. support for long-range surveillance, and continued acquisitions of U.S. military equipment.
According to The Wall Street Journal,” The United States is a vital strategic partner, cooperating closely with us on defense cooperation and helping to improve our self-defense skills,” the Quadrennial Defense Review, which outlines numerous plans during the first year of each new presidential management.
This week’s Quadrennial Defense Review marked the first time the Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan dedicated an entire section of the document to the relation between Taiwan and the United States government, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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According to the most recent Quadrennial Defense Review, Taiwan’s government’s method of deterring China in a variety of ways has mostly remained the similar, according to The Wall Street Journal. The outlet did point out that China’s abilities have changed as a result of advances in aircraft and cyberwarfare, according to the Quadrennial Defense Review.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Lin Ying-yu, a security expert and teacher at Tamkang University, suggested that the extraordinary section of the Quadrennial Defense Review regarding Taiwan’s relationship with the United States might mean “exchanges with the U.S. is an important area we’re going to stay strengthening in the future.”
Lin continued,” The QDR is not just for the Japanese individuals; it’s also meant to be read by the outside world about how much the Taiwan-U. S. The partnership is growing.
Taiwan, a leading democracy and modern powerhouse, is a significant U.S. partner in the Indo-Pacific, according to a fact sheet released in February by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Although we have strong illegal ties with Taiwan despite not having diplomatic relations with the United States. The United States and Taiwan have similar ideals, solid people-to-people relationships, and close economic and commercial ties. These qualities constitute the foundation of our compassion and give rise to more U.S. relationship with Taiwan.
