Taiwan has unveiled its first domestically-made submarine as it bolsters its defences against a possible Chinese attack.
President Tsai Ing-wen presided over the launch ceremony in the port city of Kaohsiung on Thursday.
US officials have warned that China could be militarily capable of mounting an invasion within the next few years.
Taiwan is a self-governing island which China regards as a renegade province and has vowed to reclaim one day.
No chance any president is putting troops on Taiwan, the USA has a one China policy, Taiwan is not officially recognised as a sovereign state.
China’s military is untested. Russia has shown how badly military campaigns can go.
Zero appetite for a hot conflict on all sides.
Are you saying China won’t invade? I tend to agree with you, and I definitely hope you’re right. But I don’t see why the US wouldn’t intervene if there was an invasion.
As for one China, that position is strategically ambiguous to create the least change of an invasion. See here: https://youtu.be/809H6hy37nI