Er, yeah. There's a whole report in Naval News, which I linked to in the JSDF thread.
PLA Strategy in a Taiwan Contingency
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ROC's ratio of actual strength to authorized strength continues to fall, approaching 75% this year. Previously the trend was:
2020 - 88.57%
2021 - 87.57%
2022 - 82%
2023 - 80%
2024- 78%
Taiwan's goal was 80% while US aims for 85% (and US considers anything less than 85% to have degraded combat effectiveness). See table above for detailed break down by type. Note enlisted soldier ratio is as low as 41% for air defence troops and 55% for seamen.
Overall ROCAF aviation is the highest at 82% while ROCA armour units are lowest at 69%.
Table columns from left to right: officers, NCO, enlisted men, overall average
Table rows from top to bottom:
army - mechanized infantry, artillery, armour, special forces, Huadong Defence Command, outlying islands
navy - fleet, marine
air force - aviation, air defence
Mechanized infantry and armour units having less than 80% on paper strength even among the officer corp is crazy.
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Pelosi was a godsend in hindsight.
Obliterated the median line and all those pesky tacit agreements around it.
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Calling that wicked witch of the west a godsend could be considered blasphemy if one was religiously inclined.
I think it’s doing China a massive disservice to credit her too much.
She tried to deal China a shit hand at the end of her term and career as a poison pill parting gift. It was only due to Chinese hard power and strategic brilliance that they were able to flip that play and turn shit into gold.
Too often commentators like to attribute to luck, fortune and fate things there were only possible due to dedication, hard work and brilliant strategy on China’s part. Often they do that precisely to underplay and dismiss Chinese accomplishments and capabilities.
wouldnt it be more to china's advantage to conceal, or at least moderate, any intent towards the forceful reunification of taiwan? why favor display over ambiguity?
Internal PR pressure, the Pelosi incident has led many to accuse the PLA and the government of being soft (as always) and unresponsive.
Furthermore, if the top leadership chooses not to publicly address the issue, government departments won't truly prioritize it. Don't view the Chinese government as a gestalt, where internal conspiracies can be silently orchestrated through pheromones.