If China Attacks Taiwan by Steve Tsang

Author:Steve Tsang [Tsang, Steve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Security, History, Military
ISBN: 9781136916335
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2010-04-05T04:00:00+00:00

threats against friendly forces and assets. It includes the use of aircraft, air defense weapons, electronic warfare, and other available weapons.

Controlling the airspace over the Taiwan Strait

Ultimately, the goal for both Taiwan and China is to control the airspace over the Taiwan Strait. For China to conduct an amphibious or airborne landing in Taiwan, the burden for establishing air control is much greater for China than it is for Taiwan or the US.41 To effect and support a landing would, arguably, require at least PLA air superiority, whereas Taiwan and the US do not necessarily need to establish air superiority in order to contest or oppose a Chinese landing. As long as Taiwan and the US can contest the airspace and keep the Chinese from gaining air superiority, they could probably also oppose a landing, or even defeat it.

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