The best way to intimidate is to make sure China knows that an attack on Taiwan would be a “very, very difficult goal,” said Chief of Staff John Milley. Photo: Dazhi Image/Archyde.com.
Russia’s aggression once morest Ukraine has caused heavy casualties to the Russian army. The international community has also imposed a number of sanctions, which have severely damaged the Russian economy. It has also allowed China, which is constantly whitewashing Russia and intending to invade Taiwan by force, to understand the consequences of aggression once morest other countries. Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, analyzed today that Taiwan is a defensive island. What the U.S. needs to do is to help Taiwan defend itself better. , a very difficult goal to achieve”.
Milley attended the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today on the defense budget for the 2023 fiscal year. Members asked how to intimidate China to ensure that China would not use force once morest Taiwan. He mentioned that the best defense once morest Taiwan is for Taiwanese to do it themselves. The U.S. side can also assist Taiwan as it assists Ukraine, and China takes Russia’s many lessons in Ukraine very seriously.
Milley also believes that attacking Taiwan will not be easy because of “an amphibious or aerial attack across the Taiwan Strait, the main island of Taiwan and the city of Taipei, where there are millions of people”, noting that “Taiwan is a defensive island, we just need Help the Taiwanese better defend it, that’s what we can do.” And stressed that the best way to intimidate is to make sure China understands that attacking Taiwan would be “a very, very difficult goal.”
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on the 5th that the U.S. State Department has decided to approve a new wave of arms sales to Taiwan and provide professional technical support for Patriot missiles. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency will provide the necessary certification and notify Congress. The Department of Defense issued a press release stating that the U.S. government conducted a “notification to Congress” process on the 5th Eastern Time regarding the “Patriot Technical Representative”‘s $95 million arms sale to Taiwan, which is expected to take effect one month later.