Taipei: Combat Skills TaiwanThe U.S. military is now “more mature” and, thanks to repeated scuffles during recent exercises to see Chinese forces are better able to fight, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday.
China staged war game soon after US House speaker Nancy PelosicTravel Taipei Last month, angered by what it saw as a strong display of US support for the island Beijing claims as its territory. Since then Chinese military activities close to Taiwan have continued.
talking to air force personnel houlien airport on the east coast of Taiwan, sai said the situation around taiwan strait Tension was building and the danger was not averted.
“Faced with challenges, our national military has calmly responded to the enemy’s intentions of infiltration and resolutely defended the country’s security,” she said, according to a transcript of the remarks released by the presidential office.
“I believe that after this period of combat readiness mission, the combat skills of our national army are more mature and its combat power is more powerful.”
Tsai said she was “extremely proud” of the armed forces.
Hualien Base has hangars cut from the side of a mountain and is home to Lockheed Martin Corp. F-16s.
Taiwan’s armed forces are well equipped but dwarfed by those of China. Tsai is overseeing a modernization program and has prioritized increasing defense spending.
Taiwan has set defense as the theme for this year’s October 10 National Day with the slogan “You and I join together to defend the land and defend the country”, organizers said on Tuesday. .
Tsai will oversee a military parade that day and give an important speech.
Taiwan’s democratically elected government maintains that since the People’s Republic of China has never ruled the island, it has no right to claim it or decide its future, which is held only by the people of Taiwan. can be determined.
China has never given up on the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control.
China staged war game soon after US House speaker Nancy PelosicTravel Taipei Last month, angered by what it saw as a strong display of US support for the island Beijing claims as its territory. Since then Chinese military activities close to Taiwan have continued.
talking to air force personnel houlien airport on the east coast of Taiwan, sai said the situation around taiwan strait Tension was building and the danger was not averted.
“Faced with challenges, our national military has calmly responded to the enemy’s intentions of infiltration and resolutely defended the country’s security,” she said, according to a transcript of the remarks released by the presidential office.
“I believe that after this period of combat readiness mission, the combat skills of our national army are more mature and its combat power is more powerful.”
Tsai said she was “extremely proud” of the armed forces.
Hualien Base has hangars cut from the side of a mountain and is home to Lockheed Martin Corp. F-16s.
Taiwan’s armed forces are well equipped but dwarfed by those of China. Tsai is overseeing a modernization program and has prioritized increasing defense spending.
Taiwan has set defense as the theme for this year’s October 10 National Day with the slogan “You and I join together to defend the land and defend the country”, organizers said on Tuesday. .
Tsai will oversee a military parade that day and give an important speech.
Taiwan’s democratically elected government maintains that since the People’s Republic of China has never ruled the island, it has no right to claim it or decide its future, which is held only by the people of Taiwan. can be determined.
China has never given up on the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control.