Taiwan‘s DPP member legislator Wang Dingyu questioned Defense Minister Qiu Guozheng on the 17th.
The U.S. Army’s Indo-Pacific Commander recently publicly predicted that the PLA may solve the Taiwan issue within six years. Taiwan’s newly appointed defense minister replied to the legislators, saying that he should be prepared for the PLA to commit a crime against Taiwan at any Time, and even be ready to attack Taiwan within the next six hours. Qiu Guozheng stressed that the national army will accompany the PLA for as many days as it wants to fight.
Qiu Guozheng, who took over as Taiwan’s defense minister three weeks ago, was questioned by blue and green lawmakers in turn about U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Commander Philip Davidson’s statement that Taiwan could face a Chinese military threat within six years during a report on the Ministry of Defense to the Legislative Yuan’s Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee. The U.S. military has previously said that if China attacks Taiwan by force, it would take 17 days for U.S. forces to reach the first island chain at the earliest. Others have said the national army could fight for seven days if it fought to the last man.
Qiu Guozheng said he has envisioned how the PLA should guard against an attack on Taiwan within six hours. “17 days or 7 days, for our national army, we are the first to consider the words, do not talk about 6 years, I have to prevent to the next 6 hours if there is any situation to deal with.”
KMT legislator Liao Wanru: “Anytime!”
The first thing you need to do is to take a look at the website. At any time. So we can’t just set 6 years when foreign countries talk about 6 years. There are also foreign countries that talk about 1 year, 2 years and 6 months, but for the national army, I have to consider the next 6 hours or less. I think this is the work of the national army, we will not make a substantial adjustment because of what other countries have said. And I have a concept, their own country to save their own, how many days people come, this is not in our consideration. There is no limit on the number of days.”
Taiwan KMT member legislator Liao Wanru questioned Defense Minister Qiu Guozheng on the 17th. (Screenshot from the Legislative Yuan live broadcast)
Liao Wanru said she agreed with Qiu Guozheng’s view, but she was concerned that the PLA had disturbed Taiwan for 90 days last year, with a total of about 380 sorties coming, costing Taiwan more than $1.7 billion in flight maintenance. So far this year there have been 128 sorties, is this a war of attrition? If the past in the Kinmen single-play double-play, into the inertia, will not in the end the national army slack into the “Trojan horse massacre”?
Qiu Guozheng said he also understands that this is a part of the war of attrition, should the other side of the French army has been adjusting. The company’s main business is to provide a wide range of products and services to its customers.
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Taiwan Nationalist Party member Liao Wanru questioned Defense Minister Qiu Guozheng on March 17. (Screenshot from the Legislative Yuan live broadcast)
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Wang Dingyu asked if the Nationalist Army was strong enough to resist the aggression of the PLA.
Qiu Guozheng said, “Once we encounter this situation, we will go all out. That’s not about having the ability, that’s a matter of perseverance, that’s a matter of willpower. It’s up to us to protect our country.”
Taiwan KMT member legislator Liao Wanru questions Defense Minister Qiu Guozheng on March 17. (Screenshot from the Legislative Yuan live broadcast)
“Don’t ask how many days the national army can hold out, he will fight for as many days as he wants.”
Qiu Guozheng said the national army never bothered to set anything about how many days to fight, how many days to last, and who to rely on for assistance.
I frankly reported to the commissioner that I once talked to my colleagues about this issue and I said, “Actually, you should not ask me how many days I have to sustain, we should ask him in turn how many days he has to fight. How many days he wants to fight, we will accompany how many days.”
Qiu Guozheng said, “I always emphasize that I will accompany him for as long as he wants to fight, I don’t have a limit on the number of days.”
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