Michael McCall, chairman of the US House Foreign Relations Committee, said Taiwan’s defense capabilities are currently insufficient to confront the PRC. It has been reported nbc news.
According to him, Taiwan’s defensive capabilities are “not what they should be.”
McCall added that neither the United States nor Taiwan wanted a military confrontation with China.
He stressed that the Chinese side could try to avoid a military confrontation with Taiwan by maintaining control over the island by influencing the island’s presidential election scheduled for January 2024.
Previously, Taiwan Armed Forces (AF) on Sunday, April 9, established 70 planes of the People’s Liberation Army of China (PLA) are approaching the island against the backdrop of PLA military exercises that continue throughout the second day in the water area and airspace around the island.
In addition, the presence of J-10, J-11, J-16 fighter jets, H-6 strategic bombers, Y-20 military transport aircraft and other air equipment units has been confirmed.