OPERATION HELLSCAPE: Taiwan's Defense Spending Surges as China Threat Intensifies
February report outlined a four-layer maritime defense stretching roughly 80 kilometers from Taiwan's coast, using long-range one-way attack drones, uncrewed surface and undersea vessels, sea mines, and short-range strike drones to grind down a Chinese fleet before troops can land.
Lai's administration proposed an eight-year, NT$1.25 trillion (about $39.7 billion) special defense package that would have funded more than 200,000 drones and more than 1,000 uncrewed surface vessels.
The Trump Administration has remains confident in their ability to deter a China/Taiwan war. If Kamala was President, China would have likely acted already.
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