‘Deny, delay, degrade’: Taiwan unveils long-range strategy to hold off PLA in strait
Focus is on building sustained and scalable combat capability, defence minister tells legislature as procurement report is tabled
The ministry said the military would prioritise targeting the incoming adversary – including amphibious fleets and logistics support forces – as they mobilised and moved across the Taiwan Strait, aiming to disrupt an attack before it reached the island’s shores.
The approach forms part of a broader “joint anti-landing operations” doctrine, designed to “deny, delay and degrade” PLA forces at every stage of a cross-strait assault, according to the procurement report tabled at the Legislative Yuan.
It said Beijing was expected to combine long-range rocket strikes on Taiwan’s critical infrastructure with a large-scale amphibious operation, using warships and requisitioned civilian vessels to ferry troops across the strait.
Submarines and coastguard ships could also be deployed to enforce a blockade and cut off external support.