Role of the U.S. Navy in Defending Taiwan From China

<p>This thesis investigates the role the US Navy would have in the defense of Taiwan against the People's Republic of China. It also examines the capabilities of the People's Liberation Army Air Force and Navy. This study portrays a People's Republic of China strategy to use its military to force the reunification of Taiwan with the Mainland. This strategy does not allow for U.S. interference. The People's Liberation Army is pursuing the research and manufacturing of advanced missiles which can go farther with greater accuracy to attempt to threaten US carrier battle groups sent to defend Taiwan. Several factors currently limit the Chinese in forcing Taiwan to reunify: the limited power projection capabilities over water of its Air Force and Navy; the limits prescribed by the maintenance logistics and training infrastructures of all three Chinese military services; the credible military of Taiwan; and the US Navy. The People's Republic of China if it continues on its course to build large quantities of advanced weapons such as long-range cruise missiles or conventional warhead ballistic missiles might control the sea-lanes approaching Taiwan for hundreds of miles. Until then Taiwan should be safe from a Chinese conventional attack.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>