A bipartisan initiative on Capitol Hill is advocating for Taiwan to manufacture certain U.S.-designed weapons systems under license locally, including fighter jets, tanks, drones, and missiles. This move aims to alleviate the current bottlenecks in the supply chain that have been exacerbated by workforce shortages and competing global priorities, which have hindered the U.S.'s ability to deliver military hardware to Taiwan. Security expert Mike Studeman warns that China, under Xi Jinping's leadership, is preparing for a potential confrontation, indicating that Taiwan could face a significant threat within the next few years.
US lawmakers call for shifting weapons production to Taiwan https://t.co/4koLTFd6Bz
Great. This needs to be a front burner issue, not an after thought. Revealing: “On the U.S. side, supply-chain issues, workforce shortages and competing global priorities have complicated Washington’s ability to deliver military hardware to Taiwan.” 1/ https://t.co/Rbh24KpNBS
China’s trajectory signals deepening danger and a hardening of Xi’s intent to execute an act of aggression similar to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. https://t.co/eiAClLQUkC
🚨 I agree with Mike Studeman on this: “Major strategic indicators clearly show that Xi Jinping is still preparing his country for a showdown. Developments under way suggest Taiwan will face an existential crisis in single-digit years.” 1/ https://t.co/ICcjPYjdxv
There's a bipartisan push on Capitol Hill to allow Taiwan to build some U.S.-designed weapons systems themselves under license in a bid to unclog the pipeline for fighter jets, tanks, drones and missiles via @politico @paulmcleary https://t.co/EBuk0XbZIL