Beijing should stop threatening Taiwan because it’s not strong enough to fight the US, island’s ex-premier says

Attempts to intimidate self-ruled island will not work while PLA lacks military power to prevent American intervention, Jiang Yi-huah says

South China Morning Post 
Date: 28 May, 2018
By: Minnie Chan

Former Taiwanese Premier Jiang Yi-huah has warned Beijing to stop using its military to intimidate the island, saying Beijing was not strong enough to deter the United States.

“Military intimidation only works when Beijing makes sure its military might is strong enough to defeat the United States if the People’s Liberation Army is going to attack Taiwan,” Jiang, who was appointed by former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou as premier in February 2013, said on Thursday.

Beijing has stepped up military drills around Taiwan in recent months, frequently sending its H-6K bombers and fighters jets, as well as the PLA’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, to conduct regular “island encirclement” patrols.    [FULL  STORY]