Sunday, 25 April 2021 (YJC)_ Taiwan analyst said that China's latest warships pose regional and US threat.
Three new Chinese navy warships demonstrate the communist country's intention to become a major maritime power and challenge the United States, according to a senior analyst at the Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR).
On Saturday (April 24), General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Xi Jinping attended a handover ceremony in Hainan for a trio of new navy warships. They comprise the Type 094A ballistic missile nuclear submarine Changzheng 18, Type 055 guided-missile destroyer Dalian, and the Type 075 amphibious assault ship Hainan.
In an interview with CNA, INDSR analyst Su Tzu-yun responded to news of China's recent maritime advances. He noted that ballistic missiles from the nuclear submarine would enable China to launch an attack on the U.S. west coast from the South China Sea.
Characterizing the CCP’s maritime strategy as "defensive in the north and offensive in the south,” Su said that China is constrained by Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan in the north and east — which is unfavorable for large-scale fleet maneuvers. Thus, the Chinese navy has deployed its three new ships in the south.
Su said the main reason for this is related to the development of its nuclear strategy. Additionally, he speculated that if the CCP decided to attack Taiwan, it could formulate a new strategy. This would see its Eastern Theater Command strike Taiwan, while its Southern Theater Command could conduct exterior lines of operation and hit Taiwan as well.
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