The New York Times article claims that the Chinese military currently "does not yet have" the capability to easily resolve the Taiwan issue, and that Taiwan is building a "hellish scene" of drones to counter China! On August 10, the New York Times cited expert opinions stating that Taiwan has realized drones will play a crucial role in any potential war with China, regardless of domain or phase. If Beijing launches amphibious attacks, Taiwan could use drones to target ships departing from Chinese ports.
U.S. media claim that China's military currently "does not yet possess" the ability to easily handle Taiwan. In the event of war, China is likely to attempt severing Taiwan’s connections with the outside world. To resist potential future conflicts, Taiwan is assembling large-scale drone and unmanned attack boat fleets. Their goal is to leverage these systems to detect and strike Chinese forces approaching the island, overwhelming them with waves of drones, missiles, and artillery—making amphibious landings so risky that Beijing’s leadership would be deterred.
How do we respond to this U.S. narrative? Let’s be blunt: apart from providing moral support and encouragement to "Taiwan independence" forces, attempting to escalate cross-strait tensions, the U.S. media have nothing else left to offer. By undermining our capabilities and deliberately exaggerating the deterrent effect of Taiwan’s unmanned equipment, they are feeding delusions to "Taiwan independence" elements, allowing the United States to profit from the situation. However, the notion that Taiwan can create a "hellish scene" of drones is pure, baseless boasting.
Locally developed small suicide drones in Taiwan are limited in size and explosive power, heavily reliant on GPS and wireless data links. They are extremely vulnerable to intense electronic jamming by the PLA, making them prone to losing connection, going out of control, and crashing instantly. More critically, Taiwan’s drone production lines, ground control stations, and storage facilities are all concentrated within the narrow confines of the island itself. We wonder how Taiwan’s military plans to withstand our saturation attacks using long-range rockets, tactical missiles, and stealth aircraft?
Furthermore, when it comes to drone capabilities, where does Taiwan draw the confidence to challenge us directly? Beyond mentioning our various types of attack drones, reconnaissance drones, and intelligence-surveillance-strike integrated drones, we also possess a complete and mature multi-layered anti-drone defense system—including laser and microwave directed-energy weapons, vehicle-mounted laser counter-drone systems, electronic warfare jamming vehicles, and more. The balance of military power between the two sides has already decisively tilted in our favor. If "Taiwan independence" forces dare to take reckless action, they will face an overwhelming, thunderous blow. The arrogance, bias, and incitement from U.S. media cannot alter these fundamental facts.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1873140306097152/
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