Taiwan has absolute air superiority: officialStaff writer, with CNATaiwan has “absolute air superiority” over China in its own airspace, Deputy Minister of National Defense Po Horng-huei (柏鴻輝) told a meeting of the legislature’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee on Monday, amid concern over whether Taipei could defend itself against a military incursion by Beijing. Po made the remarks in response to a question from Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Chiu Chih-wei (邱志偉) on whether Taiwan would have partial or complete air superiority if Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) warplanes were to enter Taiwan’s airspace. Photo: CNAWhile the Taiwanese military has often asserted its ability to defend the country, it has rarely claimed to have “air superiority” as Po did. Pentagon analysts concluded that the Chinese air force would find it far easier to establish early air superiority than Russia did in its invasion of Ukraine. The documents were part of a series of documents allegedly leaked by US air national guardsman Jack Teixeira.

Source: Taipei Times March 13, 2024 03:37 UTC