Taiwan's security and air power : Taiwan's defense against the air threat from Mainland China / / edited by Martin Edmonds and Michael M. Tsai

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910799980103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2004
• ISBN: 1-134-35052-X; 0-429-23022-2; 1-134-35053-8; 1-280-07931-2; 9786610079315; 0-203-31643-6
• Edizione: [1st edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxiii, 190 pages)
• Collana: RoutledgeCurzon security in Asia series
• Altri autori (Persone): EdmondsMartin <1939->; TsaiMichael M. <1941->
• Disciplina: 358.4/03/0951249
• Soggetti: Air power - Taiwan; Air power - China; Taiwan Defenses; China Military policy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction Taiwan and air power; 2 Air power and Taiwan's security; 3 Ten pointers for Taiwan on contemporary air power; 4 The shifting balance of air superiority at the Taiwan Strait and its implications on Taiwan's defense planning; 5 Command of the air over Taiwan; 6 PLA Air Force mobile offensive operations; 7 Why a Chinese preemptive strike against Taiwan would fail; 8 The air battle strategy in Taiwan's defensive operations; 9 Joint air and missile defense for Taiwan implications for deterrence and defense; 10 Air base defense Taiwan's defensive responses to China's missile threat11 Military culture and air force restructuring; 12 The ROC Air Force after next a race to embrace the future; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Recent concern about mainland China's intentions towards Taiwan, and ; more general concern about the risk of instability in the region, has led to growing interest in Taiwan's military strategy. This book brings together a range of experts from the West and from Taiwan itself who examine the key issues connected with Taiwan's air power, which is a key aspect of the China-Taiwan military balance.