Taiwan to fortify critical facilities and ramp up ammunition output to ward off PLA pressure
Senior official says the island must be ready for drones and new grey-zone tactics as Trump fuels doubts about US commitment
Taiwanese Vice-Premier Cheng Li-chiun said on Thursday that the government would continue to reinforce critical infrastructure and defences against unmanned aerial vehicles.
“Taiwan must be more fully prepared, especially in the face of the possibility of various new forms of grey-zone conflicts, including the anticipated risks of drone intrusion,” Cheng said, according to a statement on Friday from the Executive Yuan, Taiwan’s top administrative body.
According to the report, when a reporter noted that Chinese President Xi Jinping regarded “Taiwan as a separatist threat to China”, Trump said: “That’s up to him, what he’s going to be doing.”