The Taiwan military has adjusted its deployment to prevent the PLA from launching a 3-minute assault on the PLA's fighter jets
Recently, a retired Taiwan general claimed that it only takes three minutes for a PLA military plane to reach Taiwan's land, while it takes at least six minutes for a Taiwan military plane to make an emergency dispatch. This remark immediately aroused strong concern from all walks of life after the broadcast of a political program on the island.
This 3-minute time difference is caused by the PLA fighter planes being close enough to Taiwan when they are cruising. Wang Bingzhong, a commentator on Taiwan's current affairs, said that in the future, the PLA fighter planes cruising close to Taiwan may become the norm, and this time difference is very critical.
"The People's Liberation Army has surpassed the Taiwanese military in both the number of fighter jets and pilots." Wang Bingzhong said that if the Taiwanese military really wants to "block" the PLA's future normal cruises, it will only accelerate the depreciation of Taiwanese fighter jets, and the already limited number of Taiwanese pilots will be even more exhausted.
The 3-minute time difference pointed out by retired Taiwanese military generals is just a detail in the comparison of fighter jets between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, let alone the fact that PLA fighter jets are completely independently produced, while the Taiwanese military is highly dependent on imports.
At the same time, the Taiwan military claimed that it would adjust its combat force deployment, and the extended-range "Xiongsan" missile, which is accelerating mass production, will be deployed in eastern Taiwan to "deter" the PLA aircraft carrier fleet.
Qiu Guozheng, head of Taiwan's defense department, once said that if there is a war between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan will not distinguish between the front and the rear, and the whole island will be a battlefield. Zhang Bin believes that this shows that Taiwan is at a disadvantage at the level of specific confrontation with the mainland. The disadvantage is not only the huge gap in the level of weapons and equipment between the two sides of the strait, but also the psychological gap.
An analysis suggests that no matter what actions the DPP authorities take in the military, it can be seen that the DPP authorities are selling anxiety throughout Taiwanese society out of fear and tension.
However, the current tension in the Taiwan Strait stems from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities colluding with external forces to constantly engage in "independence seeking" provocations and refusing to agree with the One China principle. Any attempt to resist reunification with military force, which goes against the historical trend, will inevitably face resolute opposition from the entire Chinese people and is destined to end in failure.
