Chapter 7 The Chinese Warship Activities around Taiwan
2023.01.18
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Abstract
The activities of PLAN (People’s Liberation Army Navy) warships around Taiwan are part of Beijing’s overall blockading of Taiwan campaign comprising of air and sea joint firepower. The types of these activities include the Liaoning aircraft strike group circumnavigating Taiwan, various of warships transiting through the waters between Taiwan and Yonaguni Island, and close passing-by in Taiwan waters to flex Chinese military muscle. The number, frequency and scope of PLAN warship activities around Taiwan waters has increased to a record high since US Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei in August 2022. The goals of the PLAN are to demonstrate its capabilities to counter foreign interventions and intimidate Taiwan. Taiwan should adopt a multiple denial strategy in this modern David and Goliath war. The sea denial tools consist of submarines, ship-launched and coastal-based indigenous Brave Wind and the US-made Harpoon anti-ship missiles, fast missile boats as well as smart mines and Kamikaze unmanned surface vehicles. Sea denial combined with air and land denial that to constitute a solid, resilient, and multiple-denial defense.