China’s new bridge-forming barges offer new options for Taiwan invasion

China is said to be a step closer to being able to invade Taiwan

China has been practising unusual manoeuvres off its southern coast involving three special barges. Experts say it changes the equation on Beijing’s war readiness.

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China’s new bridge-forming barges offer new options for Taiwan invasion

The ships can be linked up one behind the other to form a long, relocatable pier that extends from deeper waters nearly a kilometer out at sea onto a beach.

Taiwan is increasingly under pressure from its neighboring rising superpower militarily, while its major ally, Washington, is also putting increasing pressure on the island to arm itself. The Taipei leadership, caught in a tight spot, is currently unable to shape events in a way that suits it. Instead of increasing, the budget is actually decreasing, while expectations are contrary. Taiwan is now faced with a challenge that could determine the i…

When, in March 2021, U.S. Admiral Phil Davidson, then head of the highly prestigious Pacific Command of the U.S. Army, solemnly and publicly prophesied that the People's Liberation Army would be able to trigger the invasion of Taiwan, before 2027, he caught cold, both the U.S. executive, and a certain public opinion of the U.S. military.

China is developing innovative military technologies that may well change the situation in a possible conflict. Among these innovations, a particular project attracts the attention of military analysts: the "Shuiqiaos". These amphibious barges, whose aim is to facilitate the disembarkation of heavy vehicles, could play a key role in an amphibious invasion of [...]