The Taiwan count down has begun!

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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen unveiled a new domestically-produced submarine, declaring victory in a “mission impossible” intended to undermine China’s plans to subjugate the island democracy.

“A submarine designed and manufactured by our country's people sits before our eyes,” Tsai told an audience in Kaohsiung, a port city on the southern coast of Taiwan. “Even if there are risks, and no matter how many challenges there are, Taiwan must take this step and allow the self-reliant national defense policy to grow and flourish on our land.”
Chinese General Secretary Xi Jinping’s regime mocked the project as a waste of “hard-earned money of people in Taiwan.” Yet Taiwanese officials hope the "Narwhal" submarine, the first of eight in its class, will allow Taiwanese forces to thwart Chinese Communist attempts to choke the island in a crisis.

"The aim is to counter China's efforts to encircle Taiwan for an invasion, attack, or a blockade,” Taiwanese Adm. Huang Shu-kuang told Nikkei Asia.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/taiwan-unveils-narwhal-submarine-designed-to-bust-china-s-blockade-strategy/ar-AA1hpda6

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Still waiting for D-Day...

Will it be right after the Hillary indictments?

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Truman again insists China is threatening no one!

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Tell that to Taiwan, Vietnam, and India!

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Democrats want the CCP to expand its power over the whole of Asia!

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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/d5upa_CNcVE" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/v/d5upa_CNcVE</a>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5upa_CNcVE

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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/bFDMh_dyshY" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/v/bFDMh_dyshY</a>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFDMh_dyshY

https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/publication/230109_Cancian_FirstBattle_NextWar.pdf?VersionId=WdEUwJYWIySMPIr3ivhFolxC_gZQuSOQ

https://www.csis.org/analysis/first-battle-next-war-wargaming-chinese-invasion-taiwan

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Key Takeaways

• The Kuomintang (KMT) seeks to lead a joint presidential ballot with the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) and is unlikely to obtain a compromise deal with the TPP in the coming two weeks.
• The imported egg scandal shifted the presidential electoral narrative away from cross-strait relations over the past two weeks, and the dominant narrative of the election as a choice between peace and war is likely to reemerge in the next two weeks.
• The CCP aims to economically integrate the ROC-controlled offshore island of Kinmen with the PRC province of Fujian, which could allow the CCP to exacerbate domestic ROC internal divisions over cross-strait engagement with the PRC.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/china-taiwan-weekly-update-september-29-2023

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The report commissioned by the MAC highlights the necessity for Taiwan to bolster its combat capabilities and employ asymmetric warfare tactics as China pursues both "peaceful unification" and "unification by force" strategies. The report warns of increased geopolitical risks and national security threats in the short to medium term, underscoring the impact of China's tactics, which include intimidation and local attacks capable of disrupting essential infrastructure. While Beijing seeks peaceful unification through economic incentives and preferential policies for Taiwanese businesses, political system differences and trust issues pose significant obstacles.

On the other hand, the "unification by force" strategy presents China with economic challenges, military risks, resistance from Taiwanese citizens, and mounting international opposition. The report also suggests that Chinese President Xi Jinping might use military actions to unify Taiwan by 2027, aiming to consolidate his leadership within the Chinese Communist Party. Given the persistent political differences and unresolved tensions with the United States, the report advises Taiwan to raise awareness of China's intentions, enhance regulatory, mental, strategic, and military preparedness, and improve defense and asymmetric capabilities. It emphasizes the importance of a national defense strategy that considers diplomatic, economic, and tactical elements, as well as multi-layered deterrence capability for the armed forces.

https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/rest-of-the-world-news/taiwan-urged-to-strengthen-defense-amid-growing-geopolitical-risks-from-china-articleshow.html

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   Taiwan needs to preserve its combat capabilities and leverage asymmetric warfare strategy to counter China's military unification objective, Taipei Times reported citing a report commissioned by the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC).
   The report also found that Beijing is pursuing both "peaceful unification" and "unification by force" strategies, which would lead to an increase in Taiwan's geopolitical risks and national security threats in the short to medium term, Taipei Times reported.

https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/combat-ability-key-for-taiwan-to-defy-beijing-s-unification-agenda-report-123100200056_1.html

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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/Htt_ioaWueg" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/v/Htt_ioaWueg</a>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Htt_ioaWueg

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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted two leaders of the island’s tiny Taiwan People’s Communist Party on accusations they colluded with China in an effort to influence next year’s elections for president and members of the legislative assembly.

Party Chairman Lin Te-wang and Vice Chairman Chen Chien-hsin were accused on Tuesday of violating the Anti-Infiltration Act and the Civil Servants Election and Recall Act after having accepted funds and other benefits from China’s ruling Communist Party, the official Central News Agency said.

It wasn’t clear whether the two men were in Taiwan when the indictments were issued.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/oct/4/taiwan-indicts-2-peoples-communist-party-members-a/

When China invades Taiwan will have a great deal of problems with murderous saboteurs!