Washington, Oct. 27 (CNA) The United States will continue to support Taiwan's efforts to develop asymmetric defense capabilities consistent with the evolving Chinese threat, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said in its 2022 National Defense Strategy (NDS) released Thursday.
China’s increasing belligerence and Russia’s flagrant violations of long-standing international borders in Ukraine have shone a spotlight on America’s weak defense posture. Sadly, the nation’s first line of defense and most effective means of distant deterrence of Chinese adventurism, the U.S. Navy, has been unable to build the fleet needed to confront this rapidly changing world.
Washington, Oct. 20 (CNA) A White House official said on Thursday that "there is no reason" for a conflict in the Taiwan Strait, just days after a Pentagon official warned that China could be militarily capable of attacking Taiwan before 2024.