The United States approves $ 100 million to Taiwan military sales to improve the patri

Wen Weizhong Taipei Special Commissioner

The United States approves US $ 100 million against the Taiwan army for the Taiwan armySales to improve the patriot's missile air defense system.According to military scholars, Taiwan has more than 700 Patriot missiles. With the assistance of the military technology alliance led by the United States, it will strengthen the asymmetric combat power of precision defense and counterattacks and increase the cost of attacking Taiwan in mainland China.

The National Defense Security Cooperation Agency, a subsidiary of the US Department of Defense, announced on Monday that the total value of about $ 100 million (about S $ 135 million) in Taiwan will be used to repair and enhance the Patriot of the Taiwan Army.Missile air defense system, provides Taiwan's five -year -old Patriot missile engineering service and monitoring programs.

This is the second time that the US President Bayeng came to power to sell Taiwan for sale.On August 4, last year, Biden announced the sales of 40 M109A6 self -running guns and related equipment for sale, with a total value of about 750 million US dollars.

The Taiwan Ministry of National Defense confirmed that the military sales case is expected to take effect in March

The Taiwan National Defense Department confirmed yesterday that the military sales case is expected to take effect in March and refers to Taiwan.The United States will jointly maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and Indo -Pacific regions.

The Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement that Taiwan is facing mainland China's "continuous military expansion and provocative behavior". Thanks to the United States for implementing security commitments to Taiwan, assisting Taiwan's defense and improving the ability to discern.

According to the statistics of the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, a total of 961 major military aircraft flew into the Taiwan Air Defense identification zone last year.Military aircraft have become the norm since this year.On the 5th of this month, Matsu Dong also caused a military plane to pass over the sky, which shocked the residents to call the police.

The Taiwan Army Command clarified afterwards that it was a civilian fixed -wing -wing double paddle aircraft that leaned over the air in the defense area.

The US military sales against Taiwan have caused the official rebound in mainland China.Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian urged the United States to abide by the principle of China and stop selling Taiwan weapons and the US Taiwan military linked; the State Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman Ma Xiaoguang criticized the DPP government to buy weapons with hard -earned money, but he could not save the fate of Taiwan independence.

Su Ziyun, director of the National Defense Resources and Industry Research Institute of Taiwan National Defense Safety Research Institute, pointed out to Lianhe Morning Post that this military sales case will allow Taiwan and the world's 15 countries with patriotic missiles to integrate and share technical information in the United States and share technical information., Improve missile efficiency and form a defensive technology alliance.

He revealed that Taiwan currently has about 400 Patriot Type 2 missiles and 384 Patriot three -type missiles.Four years later, the total number can reach about a thousand.

Su Ziyun pointed out that after Cai Yingwen's administration, the total purchase of the US military was 19.08 billion US dollars, and most of them invested in precise ammunition including various missiles to build "low -cost and efficient" asymmetric combat defense defense defense defensesystem.

He judged that the future of this year's Bayeng government will focus on Taiwan's arms sales, which will be to strengthen the Taiwan radar support system and electronic warfare capabilities.

Scholars: Taiwan and the United States form an intelligence sharing strategic alliance

Ding Shufan, a honorary professor at the School of International Affairs of the University of Political Science, said that in the face of the facts of the disparity between the two sides of the strait, TaiwanThe missile "is basically not enough."He believes that the focus of this military sales case is a strategic alliance that forms intelligence sharing with the United States, and with the assistance of the United States, it has strengthened the radar detection and guidance function of missiles, and established a precise missile interception system and counterattack ability.

Ding Shufan said, "The United States knows that it is impossible for the two sides of the Taiwan Strait to balance the military. Therefore, the United States help Taiwan's defense, which aims to increase the cost of mainland China to attack Taiwan.Economy, life and political costs.