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Defense ministry reiterates Armed Forces always ready for war after US comments

Defense ministry reiterates Armed Forces always ready for war after US comments

2023-01-30

The Ministry of National Defense on Monday reiterated that Taiwan was ready to respond to a Chinese attack at all times. The statement comes after two U.S. officials weighed in on the U.S.’ tensions with China in recent days. One was Air Force Commander Mike Minihan, who in a memo said that his gut feeling was that conflict between the U.S. and China could start as early as 2025. The other was Congressman Michael McCaul who said China could attack Taiwan if it fails to influence its presidential election in 2024. Let’s hear what he said.

Michael McCaul
House Foreign Affairs Committee
The first one is to influence the election. It will take place a year from today. If they don’t win in that one, they are going to look at a military invasion, in my judgment. And it could happen, as long as Biden is in office.

Chiu Kuo-cheng
Minister of national defense
Our armed forces are preparing for war at all times. It was put very well before. We can go 100 years without a war, but we cannot go one day without preparing for war.

Reports have recently emerged that vocal China critic Kevin McCarthy could be visiting Taiwan in the future. Responding to questions on the matter, the Ministry of National Defense said all possible scenarios will be considered regarding China’s reaction to the visit.

2025年美為台與中開戰? 邱國正:國軍隨時備戰

2023-01-30

2天前,美國空軍機動部司令米尼漢提到,美中可能將於2025年開戰,美國外委會主席麥考爾接受專訪中也指出,美國為台灣與中國衝突的可能性很高。國防部長邱國正強調,國軍時時準備。

[[美眾院外委會主席 麥考爾]]
“首先是影響一年後登場的選舉,倘若沒有成功,我判斷他們將考慮武力侵犯,這可能會在拜登任內發生。”

[[國防部長 邱國正]]
“我們國軍是無時無刻不在備戰的,以前講一句話很好,可以百年無戰事,但不可一日無戰備。”

最近傳出,反中旗幟鮮明的美眾院議長麥卡錫將訪台,中方會不會又有激烈動作?邱國正表示,他不好妄加評斷,但未來任何可能都會納入考慮準備。

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