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Michael Tsai

Inserted 3 years ago

“If Taiwan was attacked by the PLA [People's Liberation Army], more than two-thirds of young people would take affirmative action to resist Chinese action. Taiwan is a free and democratic country. We like to live in a peaceful coexistence with China but if we were attacked we have to react for some defences. Of course, will suffer a lot. Many young people will lose their life, but so will the PLA.”

Aljazeera

Taiwan’s vice minister of defence and then minister of defence between 2004 and 2008

14 Apr 2021 3 3

Eric Lee

Inserted 3 years ago

“The (Chinese Communist Party's) hopes for unification with Taiwan have been clear for decades, and Xi Jinping has made clear during his term that use of force is on the table. This challenge is nothing new. Rather, it reflects an updated threat perception of the CCP and PLA [People's Liberation Army] in the context of US strategic competition with China.”

Aljazeera

Research associate at the Project 2049 Institute in Arlington - Virginia

14 Apr 2021 7 4

Zhongping Song

Inserted 3 years ago

“The reason behind the tensions and large-scale PLA [People's Liberation Army] exercises around Taiwan is the collusion of Taiwan secessionists and the US, which has been challenging the one-China principle. It is the US and DPP [Democratic Progressive Party] authorities that have been changing the cross-Straits status quo, and the PLA had to respond. In extreme circumstance when Taiwan secessionists act to trigger the secessionism button, a large-scale confrontation or even war could break out, and such situation is to be forcefully imposed on the people on both sides of the Straits by the US and Taiwan secessionists. That is why the PLA must effectively deter them and maintain peace.”

Globaltimes

Hong Kong-based military commentator

08 Apr 2021 7 4

Zhongping Song

Inserted 3 years ago

“In a scenario of a military conflict, the PLA will likely surround the Taiwan island from all directions with large fleets, including aircraft carrier combat groups, and then attack possible reinforcements from the US and Japan. The island is very close to the Chinese mainland, meaning it is entirely covered by PLA strike range. The Friday exercise likely practiced this blockade, in which the PLA seized air superiority and control of sea from Taiwan's forces, and then defend against foreign interventions.”

Globaltimes

Hong Kong-based military commentator

28 Mar 2021 5 4

Xi Jinping

Inserted 3 years ago

“The entire army needs to strengthen its performance so as to do a good job of ensuring a good start to the 14th Five-Year Plan, and of celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the party. The PLA [People's Liberation Army] had, during the course of 2020, strengthened military training and preparations for war ... and basically met its targets for national defense and military development for 2020. We should persist in using combat to guide our work; step up preparations for war ... as well as developing a top-level strategic deterrent and joint forces combat system. China's security situation is highly unstable and uncertain, and the whole army must be prepared to deal with a complicated situation at any time.”

Rfa

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party

10 Mar 2021 2 3

Qian Wu

Inserted 3 years ago

“The military activities carried out by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in the Taiwan Strait are necessary actions to address the current security situation in the Taiwan Strait and to safeguard national sovereignty and security. They are a solemn response to external interference and provocations by 'Taiwan independence' forces. We warn those 'Taiwan independence' elements: those who play with fire will burn themselves, and 'Taiwan independence' means war.”

Aljazeera

China’s defence ministry spokesman

28 Jan 2021 4 4

Guoqiang Ren

Inserted 3 years ago

“National rejuvenation and national unification are the general trend. If you obey the righteousness and will of the people, you will prosper, if you resist, you will perish. We will never allow anyone or any force to invade and divide the sacred territory of our motherland. Once such a serious situation occurs, the PLA [People's Liberation Army] will definitely launch a head-on attack and resolutely defend our national sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

Taiwannews

China‘s defence ministry spokesman

26 Nov 2020 3 2

Qianshao Fu

Inserted 3 years ago

“We have been studying on the bomber for a certain period. As we have conquered the difficulties in large aircraft production, stealth technologies and engine design and production. The time is ripe for us to roll out a new bomber.”

Globaltimes

Chinese military aviation expert

02 Nov 2020 2 1

Chang Ya-chung

Inserted 3 years ago

“Although US politicians always said the arms sales can reinforce the stability of the region, the fact is that more US arms sales will bring less mutual trust between Taiwan and the mainland, and incur more military drills by the PLA, and the mainland will increase its inputs to further enlarge its military advantage over the island. If the Chinese mainland determines that the US arms sales can make Taiwan a 'porcupine' that could effectively increase the difficulties for the reunification, the mainland might decide to solve the problem before Taiwan get fully armed to become a real 'porcupine'. Those arms sales serve the US interest instead of Taiwan's safety, and the increasing arms sales will make the island get closer to the brink of war.”

Globaltimes

Professor at the Taipei-based "National Taiwan University" and a member of Taiwan's opposition party KMT

26 Oct 2020 4 6

Zhongping Song

Inserted 3 years ago

“The US missiles could bring some threats to the PLA if war breaks out between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits, so this is more proof that the US has violated its promises made in the three joint communiques with the People's Republic of China to gradually reduce its arms sales to Taiwan. The threat that these Harpoon missiles poses to the PLA is very limited, as they are high subsonic missiles designed in the 1980s, and the current self-defense and anti-missile facilities installed by the PLA on its vessels and land-based bases can shoot them down easily. The US has a more advanced anti-ship missile with stealth capability, but it won't sell it to Taiwan, so the latest announced sale is another expensive deal aimed at taking Taiwan taxpayers' money with low-quality weapons, in other words, the US is still treating the island as a 'cash machine'.”

Globaltimes

Hong Kong-based military commentator

26 Oct 2020 6 4

Ian Easton

Inserted 3 years ago

“HIMARS and SLAM-ER are cutting-edge technologically and will diversify and improve the capacity of Taiwan's counter-strike missile force. Invasion operations take a long time and they rely heavily on fixed bases for logistics. They are not short, one-wave affairs. If the ports and airfields in Fujian, Zhejiang and Guangdong can be devastated before the PLA gets established on Taiwan's coast and builds up to the tipping point, it will be much easier for the Taiwanese ground forces to push the invaders back into the sea.”

Forbes

Senior director of the Project 2049 Institute a Virginia-based security research group

26 Oct 2020 8 4

Hu Xijin

Inserted 3 years ago

“No matter the news is real of fake, a US military plane flying over the island of Taiwan would severely infringe on China's territorial airspace. This redline can't be budged. If the island dare disregard this redline, it will face a resolute and firm response from the Chinese mainland. I believe the mainland has to prepare a series of plans that would punish the Taiwan authorities, including sending PLA jets on missions over the island. If US military jets can freely enter the airspace over the island of Taiwan, it can be well-reasoned that the PLA can send fighter jets to drive away US aircraft and defend national sovereignty.”

Globaltimes

Editor-in-chief of the hawkish mainland Chinese state-run tabloid Global Times

24 Oct 2020 7 4

Andrei Chang

Inserted 3 years ago

“Every rocket force brigade in Fujian and Guangdong is now fully equipped. The size of some of the missile bases in the Eastern and Southern theatre commands have even doubled in recent years, showing the PLA is stepping up preparations for a war targeting Taiwan. The missile base in Puning is responsible for attacking southern Taiwan, but the DF-11 and DF-15 do not have a long enough range to fly over the Central Mountain Range to hit the island’s airbases in Taitung and Hualien [both in eastern Taiwan].”

Scmp

Chief editor of the military magazine Kanwa Asian Defence

18 Oct 2020 7 3

Wang Kung-yi

Inserted 3 years ago

“Once the PLA warplanes cross the centre line, it only takes 200 seconds to reach the nearest point on our coastline. And if our forces aren’t decisive enough to intercept the intruders and stop them from reaching our territorial waters 12 nautical miles from the coast, it would only take another 80 seconds for the PLA warplanes to fly to Taipei. Repeatedly breaching the median line will also eventually make people feel a bit numb to this act and perhaps less concerned about an imminent war – as evidenced by the unfazed stock and financial markets in Taiwan.”

Scmp

Chairman of the Taiwan International Strategic Study Society think tank

03 Oct 2020 5 4

Wang Zaixi

Inserted 3 years ago

“The recent combat exercises of the PLA Eastern Theater Command in the Taiwan Straits are aimed at dealing with the current situation. The duration, scale and level of these exercises are unprecedented. Their purpose is to deter Taiwan independence forces and to issue a stern warning to the Democratic Progressive Party authorities; that is, if they think they can do whatever they want with the support and protection of the US, and dare to take a crucial step on the path of pursuing Taiwan independence, the Chinese mainland will be forced to take military actions to solve the Taiwan question, bringing disaster to Taiwan compatriots.”

Globaltimes

Retired major general and former deputy director of the Beijing-based Association for Relations across the Taiwan Straits

02 Oct 2020 6 5

Ted Yoho

Inserted 3 years ago

“#Taiwan continues to prepare for the very real possibility of a Chinese PLA invasion by building up its defense posture. The US must be ready to come to the aid of our democratic partner by supporting the #TaiwanInvasionPreventionAct.”

Taipeitimes

Member of the Republican Party and U.S. Representative from Florida's 3rd congressional district

21 Sep 2020 4 3

Joanne Ou

Inserted 3 years ago

“Today, the PLA [People’s Liberation Army] has chosen to conduct exercises near Taiwan. Tomorrow, it may engage in similar threats near other countries. Taiwan does not seek confrontation, but neither will it back down.”

Taipeitimes

Spokesperson of Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs

10 Sep 2020 3 3

Chieh Chung

Inserted 3 years ago

“From what the defence ministry indicated, the PLA jets, which included Su-30s and J-10s, were practising formation warfare. What was special this time was that the planes approached the ‘response area’ where our air force jets were standing by, meaning our air force was ready to take action if the PLA planes continued their incursions.”

Scmp

Senior national security researcher at the National Policy Foundation (think tank in Taipei)

09 Sep 2020 7 3

Indian army

Inserted 3 years ago

“On the Night of 29/30 August 2020, PLA [People's Liberation Army] troops violated the previous consensus arrived at during military and diplomatic engagements during the ongoing standoff in Eastern Ladakh and carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo. Indian troops pre-empted this PLA activity on the southern bank of Pangong Tso Lake, undertook measures to strengthen our positions and thwart Chinese intentions to unilaterally change facts on ground.”

Aljazeera

Official statement of the Indian Army

31 Aug 2020 6 2

Andrei Chang

Inserted 3 years ago

“The PLA ground forces want to play an active role in the Taiwan issue because so far their weapon systems are powerful enough to attack Taiwan without the help of missile force. Further evidence is that the PLA are also deploying the powerful Type PCL191 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) to the ground forces of the Eastern Theatre Command. The Taiwan Strait is just 180km across. The PCL191 rocket launchers are able to destroy all military bases and government buildings on the island accurately because the weapons were equipped with the BeiDou navigation satellite system.”

Scmp

Chief editor of the military magazine Kanwa Asian Defence

05 Aug 2020 6 5

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“We have been studying on the bomber for a certain period. As we have conquered the difficulties in large aircraft production, stealth technologies and engine design and production. The time is ripe for us to roll out a new bomber.”

“#Taiwan continues to prepare for the very real possibility of a Chinese PLA invasion by building up its defense posture. The US must be ready to come to the aid of our democratic partner by supporting the #TaiwanInvasionPreventionAct.”

“Today, the PLA [People’s Liberation Army] has chosen to conduct exercises near Taiwan. Tomorrow, it may engage in similar threats near other countries. Taiwan does not seek confrontation, but neither will it back down.”

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