Dec 13, 2021: According to a Reuters report, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says a full-scale Chinese attack on Taiwan with troops and capture of ports and airports would be difficult as China would face difficulties in landing and supplying troops.

The latest threat assessment comes amid rising tensions between Taipei and Beijing. China, which claims the democratically ruled island as its territory, has stepped up military operations near Taiwan in recent months to pressure it to accept the Chinese government.

In a report to lawmakers, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said China’s transport capabilities were limited at the moment, and it would not be able to deploy all its forces at once. China will have to rely on “substandard” roll-on, roll-off ships that will need to use port facilities and transport aircraft that will need airports.

The ministry report made to legislators says, “However, the nation’s military strongly defends ports and airports, and they will not be easy to occupy in a short time. Landing operations will face extremely high risks,”

“The nation’s military has the advantage of the Taiwan Strait being a natural moat and can use joint intercept operations, cutting off the Communist military’s supplies, severely reducing the combat effectiveness and endurance of the landing forces.”

“It is difficult to concentrate all its efforts on fighting with Taiwan.”

The report further adds that China’s logistics face challenges too, as any landing forces would need to be resupplied with weapons, food and medicines across the Taiwan Strait that separates the two. In addition to which China would also need to keep some of its forces in reserve to prevent any foreign forces from joining in to help Taiwan and keep a close watch on other fractious areas of China’s border, like with India and in the South China Sea.

Experts say that although China has other means at its disposal to prevent a full-scale attack on Taiwan, including blockades or targeted missile strikes.

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen is overseeing a military modernization program to make it more difficult to attack the island. The government plans to spend an additional $8.66 billion over the next five years to focus on naval weapons, including missiles and warships.

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