How China Is Upgrading Its Air Bases to Prepare for War With Taiwan | WSJ
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2024
- Air bases along China’s southeastern coast have undergone significant infrastructure upgrades in recent years. Analysts say these changes are a sign of Beijing’s preparations for a conflict over Taiwan.
WSJ explores how China has been upgrading its air bases to strengthen military capabilities, and what challenges that poses for Taiwan and its allies.
Chapters:
0:00 China improving military bases
0:54 Purpose of base upgrades
1:41 UAVs and jet fighters
2:57 Hardened shelters
4:43 Air defense unit
5:41 Challenges for Taiwan and the U.S.
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@@noramaddy4409good point, this guy is an freeloader
Too many China-Taiwan geopolitical experts in the comments (they also used to be Israel-Palestine experts a month ago, Ukraine-Russia experts a year ago and covid experts 3 years ago)
Cry about it
Keyboard experts!
hahhaha you are right
And the Wall Street journal doesn’t produce propaganda at all. They’re the REAL experts 😂😂😂
@@GM-xk1nw your mom cried when I did her last night
It's good to see that the comment section is full of military experts on this subject lol
Indeed...and you know they all cheered on invading Iraq and then ran away to Trumpism to compensate....and the older ones cheered and ran away from Vietnam too. I call the over 55 the Worst Generations
And like the West,s "Military Experts" are any better?Their record of late sure ain't saying it.
military experts ? they were adress military expert ,ha ! ha! ha! ,I'm amused
Let's be real though if china starts war with taiwan the US Gov either has to call its bluff, or attack. WW3 or Not because china will attack first obviously. America already said they are going to run out of money for ukraine by mid 2024 and artillery shells will stop being produced. US Gov had to hold off strikes in iran under the trump presidency in 2019 because the pentagon briefed trump that they would lose if they tried to instigate they didn't have the resources.
Worse than the military experts at the Pentagon who haven’t actually won a war in seventy years?
The media is going to make this war happen with headlines like this everyday
self-fulfilling prophecy
Talking about what's going to happen is gonna make it happen wow 😱 I'm so shocked, Ya think China cares either ways bury your head in the sand all ya want it's not gonna stop them their posture and evident expansion isn't for deterrence it's for offence in Taiwan, but let's just act like it's all just the media blowing it outta proportion with these "headlines" 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
Like how dare china build air bases in their own territory, they are provoking something😂
Americans love warmongering.
@@edmarsouza4811 It's part of a bigger story where China is firing missiles over Taiwan, and surrounding the island with practice blockades. When you couple those facts with the orientation of these airfields, it paints a specific picture. It's not TMZ reporting, this is the Wall Street Journal...
People like to forget to mention, that China dosnt just claim Taiwan, they're still in a Civil War.
Yes and they really dont like to mention that officially almost all countries including all G7 nations recognise Taiwan as part of china
NOT TRUE, BECAUSE TAIWAN AND CHINA ACTUALLY HAVE TRADE AGREEMENTS, SO YOUR LIES FALL FLAT
They also don't like to mention that Taiwan is a Chinese island with Chinese people speaking the Chinese language.
@@NATOSucks-lv4zj Taiwan is essentially what remained of the chinese government after the communists took over. China in its current, communist form only existed after they had a chance to take the country from the nationalists which suffered heavily fighting the japanese while the communists were hiding in the mountains. Taiwan also holds on to the majority of Chinese history and artifacts, while "China" destroyed most of theirs during the communist "revolution". Its two very different ideologies which would not be able to co-exist if it were "one china".
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China beefing up its air base is not for war with Taiwan but with the US if it physically involves in times of conflict with Taiwan
This would suggest China is planning for a conflict with Taiwan
Pigs cannot compete with us 😂
你说的太对了，中国大陆只想统一，而且在对岛民最小的伤害情况下，毕竟都是说着同样语言同样血脉的人民，当然日本殖民期间留下的日本遗孤除台独份子除外。
和美国发生冲突对我们有什么好处，和动机是什么？
Imagine being questioned why do you repair your wall 😅
To my best knowledge beefing up military airfields on your own soil is not all that uncommon. I'd even call it common sense. I would be more worried if a nation would reinforce it's military assets abroad. Like, for instance, ehm...
In general, yes, you are probably right.
But I would be more worried of a country that threatened another de-facto independent country for annexation using military multiple times.
It is different for a regular country vs being the "world police".
Without a "big bro" maintaining order, every country is scared of their neighbor and will increase military spending. Increase military spending scares neighboring countries so these countries ALSO increase military spending. Then in order to feed the military (and not a lot of money put in the economy), the country has to use them. So war begins.
US being extremely overpowered and will intervene if there are conflicts lets other countries feel safer to resolve things by negotiation, focusing on the economy, instead of pumping money into military. Putting military assets abroad is just another method of ensuring US has the ability to quickly help if things turn south in a place that is far away from US mainland.
@@majormayer7133 I suppose you're talking about the US? Cause Taiwan is not independent
“Upgrading”…. It’s all “Made in China”. Who are we kidding?
Don't use reasoning. Just consume the "China bad" propoganda
You may not know this: After the Chinese Civil War broke out, the Kuomintang was defeated and fled to Taiwan Island. To this day, the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the Taiwanese National Army have not signed an armistice agreement.
Simple understanding: China’s civil war is not over yet
@officialchannel567 Theres no such thing as "Taiwanese Nation Army". They call themselves Republic of China Armed Forces, or Republic of China Army (ROCA).
@@Bleederhosen Their claim to mainland territory is larger than that of the CCP, even including Mongolia and northern Myanmar
@@Bleederhosen The land of Taiwan is belongs to China since year 1661. It's ok to say that no mainland government has been ruled Taiwan, we don't really that loved to. But could you please pack your stuff and get out of our lands please?
As you said, the Taiwan military calls itself the Chinese Kuomintang army. Both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are political parties belonging to China. They are just fighting for the legal representation of China. The People's Republic of China is now the only legal government of China, which is recognized by the United Nations.@@yerri5567
When you express ignorant remarks, please Google the current constitution of the Taiwan government. Taiwan’s current constitution still includes mainland China within the Republic of China.@@Bleederhosen
Hmm, what part of China hasn't seen infrastructure upgrade in recent years? It's like saying a cat is furry.
Thank you for your presentation
Thanks, Wall Street Journal.
How US built 800 military and air bases all over the globe. Many surrounding Russia and China
Because countries there either asked or allowed them, you know, because they don't feel threatened from the US unlike China and russia
@@user-rr9ng9bo9l Like how the US invaded Iraq, Syria and currently set up bases there? At least the Chinese built on their own dispute territory, somewhat justifiable for defense, most countries in the region also do that, and not sending warships and setting bases half way across the world through invasions, assassinations, coups and political meddling of developing countries.
@@Trgn yeah like Philippines, South Korea and Japan. People in those countries don't want to deal with nuclear capable dictators. You can see result of appeasing of such dictators in Ukraine
You may not know, but the US and Europe both agree on the one-China diplomatic principle, and the UN clearly states that there is only one legitimate government of China, which is the Chinese Communist Party (UN General Assembly Resolution 2758)@@user-rr9ng9bo9l
@@user-rr9ng9bo9l Japan lost WW2, its armed force dissolved, and was made into a perpetual US station in the Pacific. US was the main cause behind the Korean proxy war and continued to influence the nation politics behind the scene, and was still publicly discovered trying to rig Korean presidential election in 2012. The Phillipines was a literal US colony, that was made sure the subsequent ruling regimes are pro US. No Phillipine president has ever won without US backing.
Could you please tell us how is the development of the America Air Base on the most southern island of Japan situated close to China shore lines next time. Thank you.
That I'll be waiting for too think with love and hugs from Cameroon 🇨🇲🇨🇲
You have got to be kidding and or a ccp agent to make a statement like that.
contently leaving out that china literally claims part of japan belongs to them and that china has openly threatened to bomb them if they try to resist
Murican😂😂@@AustinPowers1324
Guy who designed the camouflage probably thought he had a super important job too
The camouflage isn't to confuse satellites, it's to confuse missles.
It can be a trick to distract satellite viewers from what’s really going on somewhere else not on that base.
@@vincentdesun Missiles use coordinates
@@vincentdesun The camouflage is for neither satellites nor missiles, it's to camouflage against pilots in aircraft. Why is this so difficult for people to understand?
I wonder if the chinese are making public videos like this for US missiles and assets.
I have to ask, what is wrong with upgrading your own Air Bases? Every country is strengthening its own defense capabilities. Why not ask yourself, why US’s military spending is more than the total of all countries combined?
No one is going to invade China. China is NOT strengthening its own defense capabilities, It is strengthening its own offense capabilities.
So you didn't pay attention to the video. They are upgrading their defenses because they are preparing to invade Taiwan, which would most likely to have a huge global impact.
@@julioareck "invade" is the wrong word under the context of civil war.
@@julioareck any other upgrades defenses and military is fine, but when China does so it's for invading Taiwan
@@cxzact9204Joke of century
. Weapon of Mass destruction
. US is fighting for peace 😂
China not only have strong military, but also have good infrastructures, health and sanitary condition which US doesn't have.
Informative thanks
China’s recent history of illegal wars, occupations, regime change, and proxy wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, are indeed a cause for concern.
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@@vazeyo🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
@@vazeyojust FYI there's something called 'sarcasm' that has been used here
nice joke lol
@@vazeyoyou are dense
China doesn't see Taiwan as a country
Excellent graphics
Which country DONT want to shelter their assets in a harden shelf ? Not exactly brain surgery .. preparation or not ? Never mind enhancing its survival of any assets ?
Joke of century
. Weapon of Mass destruction
. US is fighting for peace 😂
China not only have strong military, but also have good infrastructures, health and sanitary condition which US doesn't have.
yeah but China used an extra thick layer of tofu to protect it
In the future, Taiwan will likely lose air superiority simply by relying mostly on conventional fighters and other aircraft. That is why it is very important for Taiwan to focus more on layered ground-based air defense systems for a prolonged air denial. Plus when it comes to the ROC navy, it would be better to focus on submerged platforms (standard diesel-electric submarines, midget submarines, and UUVs, naval mines) and mobile land-based anti-ship missile systems.
china already has dominating air superiority over roc, as well as navel superiority. No amount of grounded based air defenses can survive. China has long range radiation homing missiles fired from J16, stealth J20, H6 bombers, by land from rocket launchers, and from sea by 052D, 055 destroyers. One of the exercises J16 pilots trains for is taking out ground based radars and SAMs using low altitude approach with radiation homing weapons. And US could move their entire military to taiwan and it still won't save it. taiwan is just too close, too enclosed in China's entire A2D and multi-domain capabilities. If J16 can't deliver that anti-radiation weapon, maybe h6 can deliver it from 400km away, or maybe 300km ranged land based GPS and radiation guided rockets can, or maybe submarines with cruise missiles can, maybe destroyers can, maybe j20 on low altitude high speed run can. Maybe drones, stealth UAVs can. China has so many options that can accomplish the task with really high probability of survival. Its a war of attrition for taiwan and it will lose.
@@russli-lv2yc
It is truly indeed that China has the upper hand in many ways but as long as Taiwan's defense strategy focuses on porcupine and asymmetric strategy, it can deter and repel enemy aggressive actions, and the enemy may suffer heavy losses. Always remember that no admiral in nation's navy will dare to conduct amphibious operations unless the area of operation is cleared.
For example, Taiwan may choose to develop and acquire a few diesel electric submarines, dozens of midget submarines, dozens UUVs, land-based anti-ship missiles, thousands of aerial-kamikaze drones, thousands of naval mines and landmines, thousands of ATGMs and MANPADs, few hundred of mobile artilleries (Howitzers, Mortars, MLRS), thousands of decoys and etc. Simply most of the mentioned platforms are affordable for Taiwan's Economy and not that expensive except for the standard diesel-electric submarines.
Sorry, that political oriented country doesn't have a future. Their industries are in decline. Taiwan seriously lacks infrastructure
ukraine showed you don't need large surface vessels anymore for a navy. taiwan should do the same as you say
@@Hamlet137475Ukraine is an example not to trust the west, if you weren't aware the West is pressuring Zelensky for an unconditional surrender to Russia
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The hardened shelters doesn't save the runway from being severely damaged. No runway, no airport.
Exactly
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@@hmm5131he ain't wrong
"Chinese read WSJ and bust out laughing".
Chinese humour? We don't get it, like chinese citizens don't get democracy or human rights 🤷♂
@@uschurch Did you visit China these days?
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Great!
Superb analysis
Except the part where this new threat is also the WSJ's fault for supporting China"s rise.
Look at the Island Hopping Campaign in WW2. The U.S basically had unlimited resources and could pound a tiny several mile wide island by sea and from the air for days on end. Despite this, the assault troops still suffered high casualties.
If taking a small island defended by starved soldiers with antiquated equipment can inflict high losses on an experienced invasion force... Good luck to China who has no amphibious operation experience trying to invade a massive island that has had decades to prepare, filled with millions of people ready to defend their home and armed with modern military equipment.
Don't compare past WITH the present
The problem is Taiwan hasn’t prepared anything in the last decades, the military service is reduced to 4 months and only recently increased to 1 year. It’s got a long way to go. They are no where near ready. Remember the Ukrainians were fighting the Russians since 2013 not 2022 so they were had a long period of time to ramp up the combat readiness and I see that they are not doing so well at the moment.
@@feverbeaver8964 Taiwan has regional combat readiness forces on duty at all times, and combat management is also on duty at all times.
I also participated in the combat readiness rotation.
I also served in the Army for four years.
captain obvious ignoring the obvious though... there will be no invasion. Taiwan will peacefully join PRC, China will move on, no big deal.
Taiwan sees itself as China. There is no political will within Taiwan to fight to the bitter end which is why there are so many US troops stationed there
My grandpa always told me that we build our military to defend ourselves instead of trying to reach another country (like the US).
Subtitle: "Chinese soldiers speaking foreign language."
No, I am pretty sure they are speaking Chinese.
Interesting and informative. Thank you.
继续传播假信息，继续反中，继续在这个世界制造动乱，到底谁是恶魔，一个屠杀美洲人民的欧洲国家，天天在说human right,然后编造中国的历史
这个所谓台湾总统并不在乎台湾人民利益，他是美国用舆论洗脑台湾民众推选上去的所谓总统，他是美国利益代言人，他想搞砸台湾的未来，也毫不在乎台湾人民的利益，随着时间慢慢流失，等到台湾落后于其他亚洲国家的时候，台湾人民才会觉醒
What happened WSJ you were publishing how innovative China is a post or two ago.
“…the upgrades to the air bases are specifically focused on upgrading the ability to movie air assets to them…”?
How much did you pay that guy? I’m guessing he was free.
How many "upgraded" US Airbases surround China? In all those military allies of the USA surrounding China since many decades. How many Chinese Airbases surround the USA? To get a reasonable and balanced report this figures should also be in this report.
You have got to be kidding and or a ccp agent to make a statement like that.
@@AustinPowers1324knows them and knows us.
@@AustinPowers1324 u hv got to be a CIA bot to be making a statement like that.
@@IamHandsome4u--I assure you i am not a CIA Bot nor an agent. The ccp wants to control the SCS which is not there to control.. i don't support communism and blatant human rights violations and basic freedoms, . The people of china deserve better leadership than they have and need to rise up but you are most likely a ccp minion.
Well, it doesn't seem like very good camouflage does it?
Kevin Rudd (former AU PM) put it best when estimating China's timeline for Taiwan.
1. China would need to first insulate itself sufficiently from the damage of the global financial system (sanctions). This would include securing energy, food, and other commodities in RMB. Since Rudd first said this, we have seen them making strides in doing this with unilateral trade deals with Brazil, African countries, Arab nations, and more.
2. China would need to build up it's military to the point that they point that they are sure they would win.
They are working towards both of these goals but they have a long way to go and will need many years if it is to be achieved. Will they attack Taiwan? - That is probably the goal. Is it a sure bet and will it be soon? - Probably not
Those trade deals are useless when sanctions comes in..Ships travelling to China will be blocked..unless China secure those routes , this requires China to have multiple ship bases in other countries ... i dont think that will happen anytime soon.. in my opinion ..In terms of Energy and food they can secure it from Russia and near by neigbours...it need to increase the army to 4 times its current size
141个国家的第一大贸易对象，你很难想象中国面临“经济制裁”的时候，到底是谁制裁了谁？
其次，真的有制裁？别忘了乌克兰战争真正制裁俄罗斯的只有五眼联盟，并且制裁之后俄罗斯的经济反而实现了大幅度的增长😂
US is hoping that China will wipe out the chips factories in Taiwan after those companies already invest in US.
All of China's preparations will not change the cold hard facts that China imports most of its food, oil/gas and coal/steel and needs to export to survive. All of the major shipping lanes are patrolled by the US Navy, oil from the gulf needs to get past the US Navy stationed there, then through the Straits of Malacca. A complete embargo would cause massive famine and economic collapse, not a good place to be for the CPC. There is nothing to be gained for China by turning Taiwan into a wasteland where most of its educated population would flee. That said, all one has to look at is Russia to see what delusional and paranoid dictatorships can stumble into.
@@valetudo1569 首先 看看今年中国签了多少货币互换协议吧 还出在美元计价的时代吗？ 你已经离开这个世界了？ 中国的主要贸易国家都已经签订了货币互换协议。
第二 45个国家很多？ 别忘了这个世界有200多个国家，你觉得45个国家在200个国家面前比例很高？
第三 北京和莫斯科巨额债务？ 你在说什么？ 中国就没有外债 ， 你的意思是中国借个俄罗斯？ 算了吧，别通过这种不实际的虚假内容来掩盖。 俄罗斯经济增长的原因就是能源紧缺造成的能源溢价。
你不知道美国都在买俄罗斯的天然气然后卖给欧洲吗？ 哦 看样子你应该不知道(有权威媒体报道) 这就是所谓的制裁 哈哈哈哈
还有，你所谓的美元计价在大量的贸易面前真的能制裁的了吗？ 我们总有各种办法可以绕过美元，但是这些国家能绕过贸易而不让自己受伤害吗？ 仔细想想吧孩子
I want to see the Chinese version of this video about the US. What do our news footage videos look like over there? Or do they just use youtube videos?
UA-cam is not even legal in China, just like most of Google apps, Facebook, etc.; you have to use a VPN to bypass the Chinese ban to these Western media. Instead, people in China watch what's approved and controled by the Chinese government, so people in China only get information that is favorable to the Chinese government.
In terms of military news, China basically uses footage released by US/western media, for example, US-Thailand Military Drill co-op. China also reports US technology like nVidia graphic cards, Boston Dynamics robots. Well, we also watch videos about homeless, drug misuse, gunshots in some US cities and some mass media influencers would show us police car chasing and street girls (sex workers maybe) in USA. They (Chinese) either live in USA or upload UA-cam videos to Chinese media platforms.
@@julioareckagain u are using made in china to type that
@@user-pq8lz3ip3q Do you ever see videos of Chinese drug use?
There are still drug uses in China. Just the government has been clamping down this crime and carrying out anti-drug education for many years. Most often gangsters and some entertainers use drug.@@camt8804
Impressive that these satellite photos are routinely available from publicly available resources.
To spread propaganda
@@ubaidullah2342 nga huyang sila kutob ra pagarpar ila armas pero la experience actual gubat...usa raka dugo XIXIPI kakak na sila.
Only chinese weather balloons are spying.
@@ubaidullah2342 easier to recognize propaganda when the public has access to more information
"They claim to have pledged." What does that even mean?
*giggling with HIMARS*
well if u think every upgrade in China is all about Taiwan sure
Funny how these media portray China when the US is literally funding genocide in Palestine right now lol
not Chin's territorial water . No one will spend millions and built bases in sea for no reason
Is anti air missiles cheaper or a fighter jets? Are tanks cheaper or anti tank missiles. What have we learnt from recent wars?
What we really learned was a tiny fraction of China's drone industry is apparently enough to carry the war for both NATO and Russia, can wipe out entire armies, and just China's dual-use exports to Iran is enough to sustain drone production that depleted European AD inventory.
In other words, what you should have learned is industry is what matters, and China IS human industry.
We have learned from war that industrial strength is more important than GDP.
@@vlhc4642 I disagree that China's drone industry "carried" the war. The original posters comment is very valid
@@vlhc4642 yam like real. Its almost 2 years and Russia, the 2nd strongest military power can't even deal with Ukraine.
@@ivanteo19732nd strongest using 20% of its military.....
Is this a Criticism against China Bases? Because we should start criticising the more than eight hundred American bases. And why are there
Pity people can not mind their own business!
4:51 welp china had to make a mistake eventually, nice job with that S-75 Dvina style SAM site that is highly visible from the air
also the bunkers with ammo and fuel can be hit with a bucker buster boab and mostly likely.. you know 4:05
Talking Chinas defense on it's own soil like a threat to national security is just funny😂
Expanding power projections by a government vocal on reclaiming a western ally and economic powerhouse by “force if necessary” is not gonna be lost on anyone
especially those who rely on those semiconductors.
Publishing maps which irk all ur neighbours is tight
They claimed lit any entire sea as their territory lol, don’t pretend like they’re not an aggressive threat in the region
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Western-Nato-US propaganda doesn't cope with realism.
May Taiwan be peaceful and prosperous in these uncertain time
You can only have peace when you can protect yourself.
@@ivanteo1973这个所谓台湾总统并不在乎台湾人民利益，他是美国用舆论洗脑台湾民众推选上去的所谓总统，他是美国利益代言人，他想搞砸台湾的未来，也毫不在乎台湾人民的利益，随着时间慢慢流失，等到台湾落后于其他亚洲国家的时候，台湾人民才会觉醒
@@ivanteo1973你们这些媒体和金钱才是这个世界贫困动乱的根源
@@ivanteo1973
No DDP declaration of "independence" = No invasion by CPC
@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 Dream on.
What does it mean to break down? I see the term used a lot here, but I have no idea what it means. I know that if my car breaks down it is not good and is likely to be expensive. are both uses linked in some way ?
It's means to explain simply part by part.
@@artistx8512There is a word the already exists meaning exactly that. why have they invented a new term meaning exactly the same thing ? It might have been because the video was made by a newspaper and almost every newspaper needs to make up most things. What you you think ?
@@petephone9353 because it's english
Those jet fights appears to be J7 or J8, ru kidding me. The 2nd gen fighter going to fight today's war?😂
I don't think that can withstand againsts bunker busting weapons.
The evil that is self-defense... when other people do it. FEAR IT!
Who on earth is going to invade China? China is the one threatening Taiwan and building up fake islands to try and claim waters from many other countries, China is the one that removed the rights of people in Hong Kong.
Pretty much. USA and its empire have military bases all around the world. But don't dare China upgrade its own military bases on their own soil because it's immediately evil and a threat.
Something not right about that drone?
The voice narrator sounds familiar...
“Defense analyst” and the media had to feed stories like this everyday or they will have nothing to sell.
Joke of century
. Weapon of Mass destruction
. US is fighting for peace 😂
China not only have strong military, but also have good infrastructures, health and sanitary condition which US doesn't have.
They know they have to get it in while the US is lead by someone who belongs in assisted living.
but also a vice president of Xi.
Fascists , Communists, Autocratic Dictators, Escaping from the lunatic s
Very informative (enter comment about writing style)
good
Its weird how america has area 51 and more then 60 airbases around the world how hypo we are 😅😅😅😅
U.S. was invited. China just annexes. Like all Communist countries
They will only invade if they have overwhelming air superiority including knocking out shore based anti ship missiles and eliminating sub threats.
I suspect they will use a different strategy... I suspect they won't have to send a single soldier over. I think they will find a way to deliver insane numbers of missiles cheaply/economically day after day until either Taiwan surrenders or no one is left. China will probably bet on Taiwan not being able to keep up with air defense (which is expensive).
@@colin1235421 the part "no one is left" = right answer , china only want taiwan become unsinkable first island chain breaker gate and submarine base . everything/everyone else doesn't matter ...include highly valueable semi conductor industry people alway talking about , because they know those thing will be destroy by either taiwan or US 30s after first news about china gain upper hand
The Wall Street Journal is exaggerating the atmosphere of war and intimidating capital to return to the United States.
“They” is an evolving thing
Seems you're expecting that the CCP to be a rational thinker.
What has WSJ to say about US based in Philippine???
Comments on this video is filled with bots "praising" this video and armchair generals saying that "Chinese Orbital Weapons" will carry it to victory while ignoring the fact that if the PLA attacked Taiwan, it would basically bring about the SK,JPN,US alliance down on themselves. The Risk of envoking the wraith of the US with the South Koreans and Japanese fully supporting them isn't worth it.
This is probably the PLA upgrading their hardware to keep up their military after what happened to the "2nd Strongest Army in the World"
Are South Korea and Japan involved in their own destruction for the sake of the United States? 🤣 This is not a war against Afghan farmers
Over what period of time did China upgrade these bases? Is that a direct relation to the total amount of money china is spending on military as a whole? The USA bumps up military 5% a year or more. China bumps up their military spending 20-30 percent per year. If this was over 10 years, installing more runway space is literally only to be expected. The rational take is not explained here. WSJ could be ignoring the rational take on purpose to basically prepare you for the USA's 5th ongoing war. Im counting Syria, Ukraine, Israel, and soon to pop off, Venezuela. So taiwan would be number 5
They act like some extra cement and tarmac is of any cost to China too 🤣
@davidanalyst671
Totally agreed ! 👏
Last 2 years.
I wonder how they’ll defend the three gorges dam?
They would use nukes to strike back if the dam were attacked. The dam is not a military asset.
😂
Are those Christians in ROC and U$ military going to destroy the 3 Gorges Dam ?
@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 They won't do it. That's suicidal.
@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 probably call in the Israelis or the Ukrainians to be fair. China will be too busy feeding a starving army and population to notice.
Just using air defences lol
Now show England's and the US's upgrades.....that'll be interesting.
Can someone please explain what Air Denial is. I keep hearing that both the Chinese & the Taiwanese are focused on Air Denial.
Air denial (or denial of air superiority) is essentially the ability to prevent enemy aircraft from operating over your territory. From a Chinese perspective, the American military is very focused on air superiority -- the ability to bomb, move troops or supplies and so on by air without taking losses (or keeping losses to an acceptable level) -- so denying this is very important. From the Taiwanese perspective, Chinese troops and materiel are very vulnerable when crossing by water, which is a huge advantage. If the Chinese gained air superiority, they could drop or land supplies and troops much more safety. Denying their ability to do so is again very important. This could be done a number of ways in each case.
The WSJ is the marketing department for the Military-Industrial complex. Sorry, somebody has to tell the truth.
Aprom for jet fighter are designed to park aircraft far away from each other.. typically look like bubble shaped from above.
It doesn't look like a military upgrade or if it is one, it is a poor one.
Any apron which is now there to use for jet fighters, if there was no such apron there before, is an upgrade to that air base. It sounds like you're talking about an array of berms. Anyway it's definitely an upgrade even if it offers no protection. It means more fighter craft can gather there during battle, for one thing.
Well it is not a military upgrade, just an increase in capacity that might be useable in case of conflict@@dixonpinfold2582
HILARIOUS
Why are you worrying about China.
Have you seen the Chinese build-up? Thats not just to fight Taiwan. That's like bringing a shotgun to an ant hill. Every country that can is building up and moving troops
The West and east have been in a cold war for decades. Hacking into each other's government, military, and corporate networks. Hacking into critical infrastructure. Meddling in each other's politics. Influencing each other's populations and movements within them. It's just been escalating more and more in recent years. Western democracies and eastern fascist regimes can not coexist and have never intended to. Things are going to have to be settled at some point.
I hope it doesn't come to armed conflict.
I'm afraid it will. Those bases upgrade are not just for show
By 2025 China will take over, Xi Jinping already warned them …
@@carllang5098 No, it is preparation in the case of brinkmanship.
What happened WSJ you were publishing how innovative China is a post or two ago.
Sleepy joe will show them just what a bloated runaway military budget can do
Please China dont do it.
Oh
"Expert": "... with these hardened shelters they can survive our preemptive strikes..."
Me: "HOW THEY DARE!!!")))
We will see😂😂😂😅
So much for the camouflage on those bunkers 😆
China has its satellite images too. Go figure.
Thank you 🙏 I wonder 💭 which one is real
Is this about Japanese Drones and remotely controllable Robots?
The hardened war plane storage makes sense. The US or a proxy would only be able to shoot missiles from long distances or kamikaze drones, but no bunker busters dropped from bombers. As the Ukraine war shows, anti air is so sophisticated that the age of the bomber is over.
I am not knowledgeable about military advancements man. Please explain. Do you mean the B-12 is obsolete? Carriers? Can you expand?
At this pace we STILL HAVE ABOUT 7 YRS....... WE MUST START PREPARING TAIWAN
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Who is “We”?
we? who? why?
Indian think they are the chess player, actually they are merely a chess piece just like Taiwan. You better just focus on preparing yourself instead of worrying about Taiwan.
@@lchen28 Well said?
All that to launch more balloons 😂
We call that an upgraded target list.
Taiwan has regional combat readiness forces on duty at all times, and combat management is also on duty at all times.
I also participated in the combat readiness rotation.
I also served in the Army for four years.
cool.
like the army major, lieutenant colonel, and 8 other soldiers that were indicted last week for working for PRC, leaking military secrets, and pledging allegiance to the CPC 😂😂
So? All nations have that…
we dont care
Thank you for your service to our country! God bless Taiwan.
Doesn’t mean they know how to fight. Especially a prolonged conflict.
You are smater than them
UA-cam expert 🤡
@@abdali7148 yes.
@Av-vd3wk Then Chinese have been fighting wars more intense than any war youve known throughout history. So not sure what you on about.
🌎🏕🐕🌲 the USA has seven hundred and fifty foreign military bases in eighty countries.......china as far as I know has one foreign military base in one country...
Because USA is always the agressor. China and Russia defend their country with their army. USA invades other countries with it's army. How many foreign bases have the "utterly menacing" North Corea or Iran ? Did Irak or Serbia attack the USA ? What does the US army in Syria ?
super sonic drones 🧐
Everything of value has been and are being moved out of Taiwan. No big deal.
What about the people? Without the chips, they have no value?
@@Akash-uq8wg According to the US policy, only chip making company and it's assets have value.
@@Akash-uq8wgyou have a good point. I don’t have a clear answer for that. I can tell you the department of defense and state department are doing everything possible to prepare Taiwan for war.
@@eprofessio oh yeah sure the dod are the good guys😅
They are trying to lure Taiwan.
What if the headline was: "USA creates 700 bases across the Planet to attack anyone who dares to get in its way"?
Really. China has to protect itself.
those Aircraft are paralyzed if Runway are destroyed
yea,, so talked the country which has 900 military around the world... Dang !!!
I’d sure upgrade if I was them, to protect against the US which has maybe 30 bases all around the area. America has bases everywhere.
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LGBT
Gay army like the USA
from corporal Emma ？ the one who has two mother？
@@spider6660let’s see how you like it under Chinese control
but what will china do about japans secret nukes ???
As a US Navy Sailor, China better chill before come over there and steal the pandas. I do not play games and I am not the guy to mess around with.
Lessons from Ukraine say Air Defense (SAM/Flak ) has the upper hand over manned aircraft
So the airbases will be mostly empty of pilots/planes
SAMs only have the upper hand because of russia's inability to conduct DEAD/SEAD missions (same could be said about Ukraine because the lack of modern aircraft, but for russia it's more of a training issue). America has their wild weasels and stealth aircraft like the F-35, capable of doing destruction or suppression of enemy air defense systems. The lesson is not that SAMs have the upper hand, but that suppressing air defence systems is a very difficult task, but one that many highly skilled air forces, such as the USAF, have successfully demonstrated they can do on a large scale.
@@jul1anuhd The USAF but not the PLA .
@danjohnston9037 Please do note that air superiority over the Republic of China is quite likely & will morph within days to near absolute air dominance because the SEAD mission will be attained mainly by PLA Rocket Arty. It will acheive & maintain long fire superiority with Rocket arty to suppress & disassembled the intergrated air defence network & the airfields of the Republic of China Air Force. Traditional SEAD will not be necessary & is irrelevant over the Republic of China.
@@kevinyaucheekin1319 I am referring more to the fact that PLA Bases will be denuded of pilots, that same having gone down in the strait
@@jul1anuhd diff doctrine not all countries will need to do sead or what you can only do sead vs a weak country without no or little air defence. Try this vs China or Russia will you see the planes falling down like a paper plan
Next time the US upgrade its Southern airbases, we as Africans will assume it's getting ready to invade Mexico.👍🏾
Considering that China will eventually own most of Africa through its debt trap that Africans can't afford to pay off, Africans are just Chinese Property.
Your assumption does demonstrate your ignorance. Did you take into consideration that China is controlled by the CCP who is directly an enemy of the ROC that controls Taiwan. Did you take into consideration that the CCP took the mainland of China from the ROC who were the rightful rulers of China? No you did not, you just have ignorance.
Youre not too sharp are you?
@@blaze1420666 maybe not, but sharper than you
@@rockyr2991 you should be invaded. Look what cartels are doing to your country.
1.5 billion people trying to conquer an island smaller than hawaii. Smh.
i hope theere also made of tofu, that explains why its ppl are using tofu instead of concrete, to build a base
All of the silicon chip manufacturing in Taiwan needs to be moved to the US along with the workforce
So the United States can have the monopoly over it? Better not, better transfer it to another island around the world, preferably not near countries who are aggressive.
China doesn’t have to be concerned about war with Taiwan . Preparations are being upgraded and ready only if the US wants a direct war and should not be provoking Taiwan like it did on Ukraine .
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Renew airports -> upgrade airbases