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Originally Posted by urmomma158
theres one solution to this carrier.....JSF+Harpoon. Still anyways china still operates a blue water navy. They still need more if they're going to attack taiwan and not only that the chinese military is restricted in the mobility department. Taiwan should get modern sams,JSF's, and advanced anti ship missiles anda whole lot of other things because china will soon be able to invade they need a good upgrade to their military.
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The problem for Taiwan is that China exerts tremendous pressure on anyone who dares to sell advanced weaponry to Taiwan. Only the USA is fairly immune to such pressure.
Taiwan bought 2 Dutch subs in the 90s and had plan to buy 8 more. But the Dutch government succumbed to China's pressure and canceled the deal.
France sold 6 La Fayettes (platform only), 60 Mirage 2000/5s, and associated gear to Taiwan in the 90s. Then China expressed their displeasure and there had been no subsequent sales since.
The best route for Taiwan to go right now to deter a Chinese invasion is with subs. Subs are force multipliers. Just the thought of one in the water can tie down large number of assets and hinder ongoing operations.
US is in the planning stages of building 8 SSKs for Taiwan. I don't know if these will be new designs or modified old US SSK designs. Or even European (Dutch?) designs.