Taiwan Prepares for Potential Chinese Attack in 2027 with Rapid-Response Drills

Xi's anti-corruption effort to help PLA invade Taiwan by 2027: U.S. report - Focus Taiwan

Washington, March 23 (CNA) Chinese President Xi Jinping's (習近平) decade-long campaign to end People's Liberation Army (PLA) corruption is meant to ensure the military is modernized and prepared to invade Taiwan by 2027, according to a U.S. intelligence report made public last week.

Why Does China Need Aircraft Carriers?

Summary and Key Points: China’s rapidly expanding aircraft carrier fleet isn’t designed for direct combat with U.S. carriers but rather aims to support an invasion of Taiwan under the protective umbrella of its anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) network. -Despite ambitious plans for six operational carriers by 2035, China’s naval aviation remains limited—lacking proficiency in night, adverse weather, […] The post Why Does China Need Aircraft Carrie…

Fight or flee: would Taiwan’s youth really fight a war against mainland China?

As Taipei ramps up rhetoric towards Beijing, youth opinions about military service differ from surveys to interviews.

Taiwan claims to have detected 47 Chinese aircraft, 7 naval vessels near its shores

41 out of aircraft crossed median line, entered Taiwan’s northern, southwestern air defense identification zone, says Defense Ministry - Anadolu Ajansı

Taiwan Military Practices Rapid Response to Potential Chinese Attack

Taiwan’s military is practicing how to respond quickly if a Chinese military drill around the island turns into an invasion. The second “immediate combat response” drill, held between Monday and Friday this week, coincided with a surge in the number of military aircraft and warships that the Chinese regime sent to circle Taiwan. Taiwan held the first such drill in December 2024, when the Chinese regime’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) reserved s…

Taiwan is preparing for a possible Chinese invasion in 2027, Taiwan's Ministry of Defense announced. Simulation exercises are scheduled for this summer. The invasion scenarios that Taiwan is preparing for are a response to recent “gray zone intrusions” by China, according to a Department of Defense report. Grey zone intrusions are actions that are not classified as armed conflicts, but go beyond diplomatic or economic pressure. Examples are not …