Certainly, the administration of US President Joe Biden seems to have changed the US’ longtime strategy of ambiguity to a policy of defending Taiwan. These only demand peaceful unification of China and Taiwan, but no commitment to defend Taiwan. The consensus is that, as seen with the tactics Ukraine used to push back against Russia, Taiwan primarily needs asymmetric warfare capabilities with numerous small, dispersed, mobile, lethal and inexpensive weapons. The politically correct speech was effective in enhancing a sense of solidarity between Taiwan and liberal democracies, involving their strong moral support for Taiwan. The new normal can be expected to gradually but significantly exhaust Taiwan’s military preparedness.

Source: Taipei Times July 23, 2024 17:17 UTC