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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,838 posts)
Mon May 2, 2022, 08:40 PM May 2022

Taiwan's military is training for urban warfare against Chinese troops.

Here's the kind of fight they're facing.

China has for decades vowed to absorb Taiwan, a self-governing island that Beijing regards as a breakaway province.

Beijing has said it would pursue unification through force if necessary, and Taiwan's military has been increasing its budget and intensifying its training in order to improve its ability to fight off such an assault.

China has been modernizing its military as well, adding scores of fighter jets and dozens of warships. If it were to invade Taiwan, however, it would likely face a scenario where high-end weapons would be of little advantage: urban warfare.

Taiwan is home to about 23 million people, most of whom live in several major cities where a war for the island would be won. China's military has superiority on pretty much every level, but Taiwan has the advantage of defense, which its military is betting on.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/taiwan-s-military-is-training-for-urban-warfare-against-chinese-troops-here-s-the-kind-of-fight-they-re-facing/ar-AAWQF3F
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