The Taiwan count down has begun!

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Trucks carrying Taiwan's homegrown missile launchers rolled through a southern township over the weekend as the island's armed forces repositioned their air defenses to better meet China's growing military threat.

Footage supplied to Newsweek by local plane-spotting group Taiwan ADIZ showed the convoy of Tien Kung 3, or Sky Bow 3, systems moving through the seaside town of Hengchun in southern Pingtung County on Saturday.

Taipei's latest Sky Bow 3 surface-to-air missile systems are a key component in the island's air defenses, typically handled by the army. Their presence was a reminder to local residents of the Chinese military's increasingly frequent activity in nearby skies.

Beijing claims the democratically ruled island as part of Chinese territory, although the Communist Party has never governed there. It is Chinese government policy not to rule out the use of force to achieve its ultimately goal of political control over Taiwan.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/taiwan-redeploys-air-defense-systems-to-counter-china-threat-videos/ar-BB1h7TCl

They have to keep them moving to thwart their elimination in a first strike!

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Taiwan is constructing a new light frigate for the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) with a focus on anti-submarine warfare. The frigate project, which was previously stalled due to budget issues, poor decision-making, and the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology’s inability to develop an AESA radar, has been reoriented to building two 115-meter-long frigates with displacements of 2,500-3,000 tons.

The first ship, the anti-air warfare (AAW) variant, began construction in November 2023, with ten follow-on ships planned after delivery in 2026. American naval architecture firm Gibbs & Cox has designed two Tier 2 combat ships for air defense, patrolling the Taiwan Strait, conducting reconnaissance, escorting supplies, securing communication lines, and supporting military exercises and training.

Taiwan’s first indigenous defense submarine, Hai Kun, is undergoing harbor acceptance tests and is expected to begin sea acceptance tests next month. The Hai Kun-class hulls will be produced in batches of three, two, and three, with the Chien Lun-class submarines remaining in service after upgrading. The program aims to provide a fleet of 10 attack submarines to deter PLA-N submarines.

https://theasialive.com/taiwans-naval-defense-against-a-china-invasion/2024/01/24/

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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/omgWV1fZlNg" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/v/omgWV1fZlNg</a>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omgWV1fZlNg

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Taiwan begins extended one-year conscription in response to China threat!

The first batch of new recruits began serving their one-year compulsory military service in Taiwan on Thursday after the conscription period was extended from four months due to government concerns about China's rising military threat.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/taiwan-begins-extended-one-year-conscription-in-response-to-china-threat/ar-BB1hehcR

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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/Gk83BZWNq9M" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/v/Gk83BZWNq9M</a>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk83BZWNq9M

[Truman62]

DvD types to itself and agrees with itself.

DvD needs SERIOUS Psychological help...

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Truman admits he has nothing to say and needs help!

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Democrats admit it is so and are proud to do so!

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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/4RgJMbyVe1Y" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/v/4RgJMbyVe1Y</a>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RgJMbyVe1Y

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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/klY523rOEUM" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/v/klY523rOEUM</a>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klY523rOEUM

[Truman62]

If you could SELL this hot air, you would be a thousandaire.

STILL waiting for the Invasion to begin...

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Truman proudly proclaims he hates being informed and views his ignorance as a strength!