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The military history of Taiwan spans at least 400 years and is the history of battles and armed actions that took place in Taiwan and its surrounding islands. The island was the base of Chinese pirates who came into conflict with the Ming dynasty during the 16th century. From 1624 to 1662, Taiwan was the base of Dutch and Spanish colonies.
The military's current primary mission is the defense of Taiwan against a possible military invasion by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the PRC, which is seen as the predominant threat [8] [9] in the ongoing dispute over the ambiguous political status of Taiwan dating back to the de facto end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949.
OpEd: My recent trip to Taiwan was purposely designed to demonstrate an unwavering commitment to Taiwan at a time of serious and escalating tensions with the People’s Republic of China.
Meanwhile, the US is obliged to ensure that Taiwan has the means to defend itself under the Taiwan Relations Act. Just last week, the US State Department approved $295 million in arms sales to Taiwan.
The porcupine strategy is a proposed military doctrine for the defense of Taiwan in the event of an invasion by the People's Republic of China.The strategy generally calls for an emphasis on fighting an asymmetric war against superior Chinese forces, in contrast with Taiwan's historical tendency to invest in large weapons platforms in the form of ships, aircraft, and tanks.
Taiwan's military conducted a two-day exercise at sea, on land and in the air this week to practice defending against such a surprise attack. Maj. Gen. Sun Li-fang, the chief defense ministry ...
Shortly after the United States recognized the People's Republic of China, the U.S. Congress passed the Taiwan Relations Act. Some of the treaty's content survives in the Act; for example, the definition of "Taiwan". However, it falls short of promising Taiwan direct military assistance in case of an invasion. [5]
China, which views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, has ramped up military and political pressure over the past five years to assert its claims, which Taipei strongly rejects.