Study of the Ability of the People's Republic of China to Conduct an Invasion of Taiwan

Abstract

This monograph examines the ability of the People's Republic of China to conduct a successful invasion of Taiwan as well as the ability of the Republic of China to defend itself from invasion. This study examines the historical background of the conflict, the National Security and Military Strategies and the economies of each state in order to illustrate national philosophies, attitudes and relations to each other. Following the background material, each branch of the armed forces of each nation is studied, as well as some non-conventional and joint capabilities to facilitate and overall comparison of the armed forces. Finally, a study of the terrain of Taiwan is conducted to understand the options for invasion and the influence of terrain on invasion scenarios. This study concludes that the People's Republic of China does not currently have sufficient military capability to successfully invade Taiwan.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 25, 2000
Accession Number
ADA381809

Entities

People

  • Scott F. Hume

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Forces (Foreign)
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Civil War
  • Geography
  • Market Economy
  • Military Forces (Foreign)
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Navy
  • Political Ideologies
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design