Taiwan Military Readiness

What Taiwan military readiness looks like in 2025 and what the assessment shows

The Assessment

Taiwan military readiness in 2025 is assessed by the independent defence analysts who follow the cross-strait military balance as improved from the 2020 baseline but still below the level that the specific threat assessment of PLA capabilities requires to produce deterrence at the level that Taiwan's security situation demands. The assessment reflects both the genuine improvements in Taiwan's asymmetric warfare capabilities and the PLA's own capability development that has continued at pace.

The Specific Improvements

The specific improvements: the expanded procurement of anti-ship missiles; the increased defence budget as a share of GDP; the extended reserve training programme that the legislature approved; and the specific American arms sales that the Biden and subsequent administrations approved. Each improvement is real. The deterrence assessment requires the balance between Taiwan's improvements and the PLA's improvements.

Apple Daily UK Coverage

Apple Daily UK covers Taiwan military readiness because the accountability journalism of the most consequential security situation in the Asia-Pacific requires the honest assessment of what Taiwan's defence investment is producing.

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