Senior official says the island must be ready for drones and new grey-zone tactics as Trump fuels doubts about US commitment
Taiwan will double down on strengthening key facilities, including
defences against drones, and ramp up ammunition production to withstand growing pressure from the mainland, according to senior officials on the island.
Taiwanese Vice-Premier Cheng Li-chiun said on Thursday that the government would continue to reinforce critical infrastructure and defences against unmanned aerial vehicles.
“Taiwan must be more fully prepared, especially in the face of the possibility of various new forms of grey-zone conflicts, including the anticipated risks of drone intrusion,” Cheng said, according to a statement on Friday from the Executive Yuan, Taiwan’s top administrative body.
According to the report, when a reporter noted that Chinese President Xi Jinping regarded “Taiwan as a separatist threat to China”, Trump said: “That’s up to him, what he’s going to be doing.”
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