{"id":1602321,"date":"2022-08-12T06:48:19","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T10:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1602321"},"modified":"2022-08-12T06:48:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T10:48:35","slug":"how-quickly-could-china-take-over-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-quickly-could-china-take-over-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"How Quickly Could China Take Over Taiwan?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-quickly-could-china-take-over-taiwan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1602321&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><em>Video Above:\u00a0What China&#8217;s Escalated Military Posturing Means for Taiwan<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/page\/about\">By Kris Osborn &#8211; President &#038; Editor-In-Chief, Warrior Maven<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>With tensions potentially higher than they have been in years, and Chinese weapons, planes and warships conducting war drills encircling Taiwan, the possibility of a massive Chinese-US confrontation may now look more realistic, if not imminent. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"><\/aside>\n<p>Several Pentagon reports and think tank studies have in recent months raised the question of whether Taiwan could quickly be taken over by China, creating a \u201cfait-accompli\u201d circumstance wherein any effort to remove occupying Chinese forces by force could introduce potentially unprecedented and catastrophic consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Much of this simply seems to pertain to a simple, self-evident question \u2026 could U.S., Japanese, South Korean and Australian forces get there fast enough? Could there be an effective, coordinated multi-domain response within the crucial, and likely quite small time window afforded during a Chinese attack? How quickly would a Chinese attack be detected? How far away are response forces?<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a><source type=\"image\/webp\" \/><source \/><img class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" alt=\"In this photo released by China&#039;s Xinhua News Agency, a projectile is launched from an unspecified location in China during long-range live-fire drills by the army of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People&#039;s Liberation Army, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. China conducted \" precision missile strikes \/><\/a><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">In this photo released by China&#8217;s Xinhua News Agency, a projectile is launched from an unspecified location in China during long-range live-fire drills by the army of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People&#8217;s Liberation Army, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. China conducted &#8220;precision missile strikes&#8221; Thursday in waters off Taiwan&#8217;s coasts as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to their highest level in decades following a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (Lai Qiaoquan\/Xinhua via AP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\" itemprop=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/taiwan-asia-navy-china-air-force-4bd08ab9ecd2a9f7d450cf61618d28af\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AP<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Could Chinese air power and carriers in the Taiwan strait in striking distance of Japan successfully defend a possible Taiwan occupation from US and Japanese defensive counterattacks? Certainly a question including a number of variables. Chinese carriers and amphibs could successful in any amphibious assault to take over Taiwan, if US and Japanese forces could not get there in time or simply were not close enough to intervene in an impactful way. This is particularly true when it comes to air power, meaning should the US and its allies have sufficient <a href=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/china\/china-japan-f35-f22\">numbers of F-35s in position to respond<\/a>, a Chinese amphibious attack would likely have a lot of trouble succeeding. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"><\/aside>\n<p>However, should Japanese, South Korean or US forces have sufficient indications of an imminent invasion or obtain crucial intelligence information, US Navy and Japanese assets could be in close enough proximity to challenge or stop a Chinese takeover of Taiwan. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"><\/aside>\n<p>This is likely a key reason why US Pacific Command operates a large number of ships and assets in the region and regularly conducts forward operations such as training, combat preparation drills or carrier aircraft launch operations. Forward presence could be the deciding factor in any kind of scenario involving attack.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"><\/aside>\n<p>First, attacking Chinese forces would likely have a very difficult time establishing air superiority in support of an amphibious assault should US carrier-launched <a href=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/sea\/j-31-fc-31-f-35b-f-35c\">F-35C<\/a>s and amphib-launched <a href=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/air\/f-35s-us\">F-35Bs<\/a> be within range of attack.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a><source type=\"image\/webp\" \/><source \/><img class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" alt=\"In this photo released by China&#039;s Xinhua News Agency, air force and naval aviation corps of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People&#039;s Liberation Army (PLA) fly planes at an unspecified location in China, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. China conducted \" precision missile strikes \/><\/a><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">In this photo released by China&#8217;s Xinhua News Agency, air force and naval aviation corps of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People&#8217;s Liberation Army (PLA) fly planes at an unspecified location in China, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. China conducted &#8220;precision missile strikes&#8221; Thursday in waters off Taiwan&#8217;s coasts as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to their highest level in decades following a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (Fu Gan\/Xinhua via AP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\" itemprop=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/taiwan-asia-navy-china-air-force-4bd08ab9ecd2a9f7d450cf61618d28af\/gallery\/86edd00600da44b7bfa7f52734dd1ba6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AP<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chinese <a href=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/china\/liaoning-j-15-f-35-j-20-j-31-japan\">J-15s<\/a> or even some of its small number of J-20s would likely have trouble. Without clear air supremacy, an amphibious force would be extremely vulnerable to attack from US or Japanese 5th-generation aircraft such as <a href=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/air\/f-35-flying-computer-software-drop-weapons\">F-35s<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another key variable likely to make a Chinese move on Taiwan very difficult is the potential presence of US submarines. Virginia-class <a href=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/sea\/china-attack-submarines-taiwan\">attack submarines<\/a> are increasingly engineered with advanced sonar and quieting technologies such that they can approach high risk areas less likely to be available to more easily detected surface ships. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"><\/aside>\n<p>Hidden submarines can therefore perform clandestine reconnaissance missions in high-risk coastal areas. Should they remain undetected, US Navy attack submarines could succeed in attacking, disrupting or even destroying attacking Chinese ships traveling to Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge of defending Taiwan may be why senior Pentagon leaders from Secretary Lloyd Austin to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Brown, Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConvile and DoD\u2019s recently published \u201cChina Report\u201d all specifically cite China as a serious and \u201cpacing\u201d threat to the United States and its allies. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"><\/aside>\n<p>Much of this is widely discussed and quite well known, as many lawmakers, senior Pentagon leaders and weapons developers consistently reference <a href=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/future-weapons\/china-hypersonic-df-17-tomahawk-sm-6\">China\u2019s hypersonic<\/a> weapons progress, large, technologically sophisticated and growing Navy, 5th-generation aircraft, <a href=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/global-security\/china-nuclear-economy-military-political\">nuclear arsenal<\/a> and two-million strong ground force.<\/p>\n<p>The thinking may simply be that an extremely strong, full-scale <a href=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/global-security\/china-nuclear-superiority\">deterrence<\/a> posture might not only be necessary but the best, if not only true option when it comes to stopping China. <\/p>\n<p>A cursory look at the geography, surrounding force posture and available war assets in position to respond to Chinese invasion, seems to suggest that some kind of rapid, \u201cfait accompli\u201d type of immediate takeover might appear realistic. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"><\/aside>\n<p>This prospect, however, presumes that U.S. and allied Air Forces, long-range weapons and ship-launched assets were not able to thwart, slow-down or stop a Chinese air-sea attack quickly enough, before they would land on Taiwanese shores. Should that happen, the U.S. and its allies would of course face a much different scenario.<\/p>\n<section class=\"m-in-content-recommendation m-detail--in-content-recommendation h-isolated-styles mm-component-stack--is-body-item\">\n<p><span>Scroll to Continue<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-component-header m-component-stack--header mm-component-header--is-incontent-rec\">\n<h2 class=\"m-component-header--title\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">Recommended for You<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a><source type=\"image\/webp\" \/><source \/><img class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" alt=\"In this photo released by China&#039;s Xinhua News Agency, a projectile is launched at an unspecified location in China during long-range live-fire drills by the rocket force of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People&#039;s Liberation Army targeting maritime areas east of Taiwan, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. China conducted \" precision missile strikes \/><\/a><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">In this photo released by China&#8217;s Xinhua News Agency, a projectile is launched at an unspecified location in China during long-range live-fire drills by the rocket force of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People&#8217;s Liberation Army targeting maritime areas east of Taiwan, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. China conducted &#8220;precision missile strikes&#8221; Thursday in waters off Taiwan&#8217;s coasts as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to their highest level in decades following a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (Wang Yi\/Xinhua via AP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\" itemprop=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/taiwan-asia-navy-china-air-force-4bd08ab9ecd2a9f7d450cf61618d28af\/gallery\/7476205133a74409ac65c063d2d4f5a4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AP<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The best hopes, therefore, likely reside in an effective deterrence posture and a U.S. and allied ability to leverage air superiority, forward, power-projecting forces such as carries and highly effective, networked air and missile defenses in position to blunt an opening salvo of Chinese ballistic missiles fired at Taiwan.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\"><\/aside>\n<p>The hope, it may seem clear, is that U.S. intelligence and allied surveillance in the form of undersea and aerial drones, submarines and even satellites might discover preparations for an invasion early enough to position a response. <\/p>\n<p>Should allied air superiority be established quickly, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/air\/china-air-force\">Chinese Air Force<\/a> is, in terms of sheer numbers or \u201cmass\u201d much less dangerous to the U.S. and its allies than its Naval and Ground forces, then there may indeed be hope that a major invasion could be stopped before reaching the shores. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"><\/aside>\n<p>Given that Taiwan is merely 100 miles off the Chinese coast, this may be a tall order. It may simply be a question of time.<\/p>\n<p>Should the answer be yes, they would of course need air and maritime superiority. An amphibious assault carrying large numbers of Chinese troops and heavy armor would, it seems clear, most likely need to be destroyed from the air to prevent a \u201cfait accompli.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-if-china-actually-occupied-taiwan\">What if China Actually Occupied Taiwan?<\/h2>\n<p>Should large portions of China\u2019s 2-million strong land Army and 35,000 armored vehicles succeed in landing on and \u201coccupying\u201d Taiwan, what options might there be for the U.S. and its Pacific allies? <\/p>\n<p>The principle impediment to a successful rapid counterattack may simply be a sheer question of geography. South Korea operates roughly 2.6 thousand tanks, Japan maintains a fleet of roughly 1,000 tanks and Taiwan itself is listed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalfirepower.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Global Firepower <\/a>as having 1,160 tanks. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-5\"><\/aside>\n<p>However, should China land large numbers of its three-thousand-strong tank force and 1,970 self-propelled <a href=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/russia-ukraine\/russia-ukraine-weapons-package-abrams-tank-howitzer-himars\">Howitzers<\/a>, could any kind of countervailing ground response force get there in time? A quick look might suggest no.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a><source type=\"image\/webp\" \/><source \/><img class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" alt=\"Ships move through the Taiwan Strait as seen from the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, the closest point in mainland China to the island of Taiwan, in Pingtan in southeastern China&#039;s Fujian Province, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. China conducted \" precision missile strikes \/><\/a><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">Ships move through the Taiwan Strait as seen from the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, the closest point in mainland China to the island of Taiwan, in Pingtan in southeastern China&#8217;s Fujian Province, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. China conducted &#8220;precision missile strikes&#8221; Thursday in waters off Taiwan&#8217;s coasts as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to their highest level in decades following a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (AP Photo\/Ng Han Guan)<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\" itemprop=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/taiwan-asia-navy-china-air-force-4bd08ab9ecd2a9f7d450cf61618d28af\/gallery\/daa384dd5d7646cfb219ea28bfb8c7b1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AP<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-5\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-5\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\"><\/aside>\n<p>Southern Japan and South Korea are, depending upon where ships depart, somewhere between 500 and 1,000-miles away. While this would possibly put Taiwan in range of tanker-refueled or sea-launched fighter jets and some long-range missiles, a heavily armored force is extremely difficult to deploy and would need to be pre-positioned. <\/p>\n<p>This simple, yet clear circumstance may explain why there have been so many reports about Taiwan\u2019s acquisition of Abrams <a href=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/land\/the-top-10-tanks-in-the-world\">tanks<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Could there be enough mechanized, armored resistance sufficient enough to slow-down a Chinese incursion long enough to enable allied forces such as Japan, South Korea and forward-placed U.S. forces to respond? Does not appear too likely, unless the U.S. and its allies took a measured and potentially highly controversial step to \u201cpre-position\u201d a large-scale armored force prior to any invasion. As contentious as that would be, could it work as a deterrent? <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-6\"><\/aside>\n<p>Training and readiness may also be a huge factor for Taiwan, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalfirepower.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Global Firepower <\/a>states the island nation has as many as 1.6 million reserves. Korea is listed as operating an extremely large reserve force of 3.1 million reserve forces. While likely prepared for a North Korean contingency across the DMZ, these forces could certainly have an impact should Taiwan need to be liberated. How trained, equipped and ready would these forces be? <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-6\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-6\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-5\"><\/aside>\n<p>Do they have weapons, equipment and training? Most of all, how fast can they get there? Australian land forces would not only be extremely far away but also quite small in numbers, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalfirepower.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Global Firepower <\/a>cites the country as operating only 60,000 active duty soldiers<\/p>\n<p>How do U.S. numbers stack up? The United States INDO-PACIFC Command website says U.S. Army Pacific has approximately 106,000 personnel in theater, from one Corps and two divisions. The U.S. does operate a large number of bases in Japan and of course has troops in South Korea, but would that be even close to enough if facing a Chinese land-army cited as operating 2.1 -million soldiers?<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Army Pacific also has over 300 aircraft and five watercraft assigned throughout the AOR from Japan and Korea to Alaska and Hawaii, the command said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Extracting an entrenched Chinese Army from Taiwan would not be a small task. A look at a combined U.S., Japanese and South Korean land forces seem to suggest that, at very least, defeating China on the ground in Taiwan is \u201crealistic,\u201d if not even likely. A combined U.S., Taiwanese, Japanese and South Korean land force, however, should it operate with air superiority, might be well-positioned to ultimately prevail. The question for many, it seems clear, would be ..\u201dat what cost.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-7\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-7\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-6\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-7\"><\/aside>\n<p>Victory, and air superiority, would almost certainly rely upon the U.S. Pacific Fleet from the ocean, as INDOPACOM says the command operates 200 ships to include five aircraft carrier strike groups and as many as 1,100 aircraft. These maritime operated aircraft could ultimately be a deciding factor in stopping a Chinese amphibious assault and establishing air superiority to support a ground counterattack.<\/p>\n<p><em>ris Osborn is the President of Warrior Maven &#8211; Center for Military Modernization and <\/em><em>the Defense Editor for the National Interest. <\/em><em>Osborn previously served at the Pentagon as a Highly Qualified Expert with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army\u2014Acquisition, Logistics<\/em> <em>&#038; Technology. Osborn has also worked as an anchor and on-air military specialist at national TV networks. He has appeared as a guest military expert on Fox News, MSNBC, The Military Channel, and The History Channel. He also has a Masters Degree in Comparative Literature from Columbia University.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a><source type=\"image\/webp\" \/><source \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" alt=\"Kris Osborn, Warrior Maven President\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kris-osborn-warrior-maven-presidentjpg.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTg1MjE0Mjc5ODg3MTAzMjU3\/kris-osborn-warrior-maven-presidentjpg.jpg\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"denied:data:image\/gif;base64, R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" itemprop=\"contentUrl url\" \/><\/a><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">Kris Osborn, Warrior Maven President &#8211; Center for Military Modernization<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video Above:\u00a0What China&#8217;s Escalated Military Posturing Means for TaiwanBy Kris Osborn &#8211; President &#038; Editor-In-Chief, Warrior MavenWith tensions potentially higher than they have been in years, and Chinese weapons, planes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1602582,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1602321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1602321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1602321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1602321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1602582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1602321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1602321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1602321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}