Turnabout in Taipei

摘要

The Pentagon's latest report on China's military buildup highlights the continuing purchase of weapons that pose a genuine threat to Taiwan's young democracy. The Peoples' Republic deploys up to 730 short-range ballistic missiles in garrisons opposite Taiwan, for example, and is adding 100 missiles per year. Its longer-range ballistic missile force also is being revamped with newer, more survivable munitions and, in the future, three new types of ballistic missiles including the submarine-launched JL-2. Its naval forces are being bolstered with new guided-missile destroyers and three additional classes of attack subs, some capable of launching cruise missiles.