What these new landing barges can tell us about China’s plans to invade Taiwan
This does not mean that their appearance guarantees that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is imminent. At present there are reported to be three completed prototype landing barges ready for deployment and three under construction. This would offer one or two beach bridges, each an estimated 820 metres long.
China’s military build-up indicates it is serious about taking Taiwan
There is a storm brewing across the Taiwan Strait. China has increased its military activity around Taiwan and deployed new landing barges in the South China Sea, while the counter-influence policies of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te and shifts in US rhetoric are viewed as provocations by Beijing – fuelling a vicious circle of tensions.
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‘Invasion’ barges and deep-sea cable cutters: why new Chinese maritime tech is spooking defense watchersFrom a chain of massive barges stretching from a Chinese beach into the sea, to a powerful new design ... fueling concerns ...
Characterizing the ships are their ramps, which are longer than football fields, enabling military vehicles to bypass heavily defended beaches. China claims Taiwan as its territory and has vowed ...
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