US Report: Taiwans resistance to the mainlands attack is facing internal c

An analysis of a report in the United States, Taiwan's ability to resist potential attacks in mainland China is gradually increasing, but at the same time, it is also weakened by the challenge of internal politics and infrastructure.

According to Bloomberg, the US Congress Research Service (CRS) Asian analyst CAITLIN CAMPBLL on Thursday (August 24) said in the latest evaluation report that Taiwan ’s 2023 defense budget is about $ 24.6 billion (about 333 333S $ 100 million), an increase of nearly 10%over 2020.Taiwan has become the largest buyer in American weapons since 2020. The defense relationship between Taiwan and the United States "also gives (Taiwan) a series of political and military advantages."

But the report states that the tension military and civilian relations and other series of challenges may damage Taiwan's ability to resist potential attacks in mainland China. At presentThe price.

The report said that Taiwan's energy, food, water, Internet and other key infrastructure systems are vulnerable to external interference.Some observers believe that Taiwan's civil defense preparations are insufficient, and the military has difficulties in recruitment, retention and trainers.

The Chinese military is training for missile attacks, capturing Taiwan's remote areas, blocking and amphibious landing, and at the same time increase pressure in gray areas, including sustainable and low -level non -combat operations.The report believes that these are "the most dangerous and most challenging action", which is weakening Taiwan's military advantages and combat capabilities.

The report believes that one of the biggest challenges is that the military operations of mainland China near Taiwan during the peace period may weaken Taiwan's ability to judge whether Beijing is preparing to actively attack Taiwan.If the mainland "uses these actions to cover the attack nearly, it may significantly reduce the reaction time of Taiwan," and these actions also provide the mainland with opportunities for training and collecting information.