Taiwan builds up mobile defenses to fight off possible Chinese landing

New strategy emphasizes asymmetric warfare as force gap widens

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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen presided over a commissioning ceremony for two new naval corvettes on March 26. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)

TSUKASA HADANO, Nikkei staff writer

March 29, 2024 01:53 JST

TAIPEI -- The Taiwanese military is changing how it plans to respond to an attack by China's rapidly growing forces, adopting more mobile equipment to fight back after a landing rather than merely focusing on repelling an invasion at sea with firepower.