military bases, is in a position to take part in such an event. alone to support Taiwan in the event of a contingency. Given these conditions of relative power, it is no longer feasible for the U.S. That makes it difficult to overcome the numerical advantage China maintains by virtue of geography. overall has an advantage over China, including Washington’s 11 aircraft carriers, but even if it deploys forces from the west coast or Alaska, it would take two to three weeks for them to reach the first island chain that stretches from the Japanese archipelago to Taiwan and the Philippines. Additionally, China’s ballistic missiles also pose a major threat to naval forces approaching the area. Regarding fighter jets, China has 1,250 fighters compared to the U.S.’ 250, and it plans to have 1,950 by 2025, nearly eight times more than the U.S. and Chinese forces in the Western Pacific as of 2025, China is expected to have three aircraft carriers deployed to the U.S.’ one, 108 multi-functional warships to the U.S.’ 12, six times as many submarines, and nine times as many warships. military forces in response to China’s growing military power. Behind these concerns, there are also worries about the delayed deployment of U.S. Congressional hearing in March, Philip Davidson, then commander of the Indo-Pacific Command, said that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could happen in the “next six years,” and his successor, John Aquilino, said it is “much closer to us than most think”. While the Biden administration has changed many of policies of the previous Trump administration, it made clear that it would maintain its predecessor’s tough position on China. President Joe Biden, who took office this year, has drawn scrutiny.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, in his report on government activities at the National People’s Congress delivered on May 22, 2020, removed the word “peaceful” from the section addressing “reunification” with Taiwan, suggesting a possible change in policy.Įlsewhere, the China policy of the new administration of U.S. are becoming increasingly concerned about a Taiwan contingency. and Japan see China and the U.S.-Japan joint efforts, which have the potential to determine the future world order.
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