TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan is not seeking war with Beijing, and its policy is to build up a defensive, multi-level deterrence capability to make it harder
is not seeking war with Beijing, and its policy is to build up a defensive, multi-level deterrence capability to make it harder for China to capture the island, Taiwan Defense Minister Wellington Koo said on Monday, June 16.views as its own territory, has faced a stepped-up military and political pressure campaign from Beijing to accept sovereignty claims that the government in Taipei rejects.
Asked at parliament by reporters how long Taiwan could hold out without U.S. support in the event of a Chinese attack, Koo said that was not the point of their strategy.“It’s not an issue of how long we can last. Our strategy, our hypothesis, is asymmetric warfare to build our multi-domain deterrence, and during this process to weaken” China’s ability to invade, he said.
China says Lai is a “dangerous separatist” who risks conflict by pushing for Taiwan’s formal independence. Lai says only Taiwan’s people can decide their future, and has repeatedly offered talks with Beijing but been rebuffed.“We have never sought war. We are very clear that our entire strategy is defensive operations,” he added.
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