A video released by the PLA-affiliated China Military Bugle showcases PHL-191-launched airburst rockets, designed to attack personnel and lightly protected equipment. Analysts suggest this indicates Beijing's potential strategy to disrupt Taiwan's detection, communication, and response capabilities in a conflict before larger operations begin.
A report by Taiwan's National Defense Security Research Institute suggests China's land reclamation in the South China Sea, particularly at Antelope Reef, aims to delay external military intervention in a Taiwan conflict. The expanded area is intended to create a "fortress zone" and a "layered fortress" to deter and slow down US and allied forces, buying China crucial 48-72 hours for amphibious landings and blockades in the Taiwan Strait.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr stated that the Philippines would inevitably be involved in any conflict over Taiwan due to its proximity and the large Filipino population working there. He expressed Manila's desire to avoid war but acknowledged the geographical reality.
Beijing’s study of the wars in Iran and Ukraine could sharpen its ability to wage information warfare against Americans during a Taiwan Strait conflict, exposing vulnerabilities in US preparedness, experts said on Wednesday. S. Clinton Hinote, a retired US Lieutenant General, said he was “impressed” with the propaganda coming out of Iran since the outbreak of the war in February, warning that Beijing would deploy similar tactics if conflict erupts over Taiwan. “That’s coming,” he told a...
Ordnance Industry Science Technology magazine revealed a civilian cargo ship converted into a 'containerised destroyer' with firepower matching China's Type 052D destroyers. The 97-metre vessel displaces about 9,000 tonnes, carries 15 shipping containers each housing four vertical launch systems, and can deploy HHQ-9B and HHQ-9C surface-to-air missiles, YJ-18 anti-ship missiles and CJ-10 cruise missiles.
