I sincerely hope Taiwan has its act together and has plans to offer a credible deterrent to China. What I’ve read about Taiwan’s military, though, often does not really instill much confidence. I can’t find great sources at the moment but this goes over some of the issues—personnel shortages, poor training, lack of investment, and a focus on conventional systems like large warships at the expense of asymmetric capabilities. I know the current government is working on improving these issues, and they might have various secret plans, but from the level of competence they’ve generally displayed I’m not very optimistic.
I sincerely hope Taiwan has its act together and has plans to offer a credible deterrent to China. What I’ve read about Taiwan’s military, though, often does not really instill much confidence. I can’t find great sources at the moment but this goes over some of the issues—personnel shortages, poor training, lack of investment, and a focus on conventional systems like large warships at the expense of asymmetric capabilities. I know the current government is working on improving these issues, and they might have various secret plans, but from the level of competence they’ve generally displayed I’m not very optimistic.