UK think tank RUSI and hactivist group Black Moon have revealed evidence that Russia has been provided training and equipping People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops for airborne operations. Taiwan, meanwhile, has told the Washington Post that Moscow’s support of Beijing “goes far beyond what has been publicly acknowledged.” Could these units be used in a potential invasion of Taiwan? Or against its allies in the region? And how well integrated are Taiwan’s military and civil sectors to fend off an attempted landing by PLA paratroopers the country’s interior? These developments come amid reporting in the Wall Street Journal that Chinese President Xi Jinping could use trade talks to push President Donald Trump to accept Beijing’s talking points opposing Taiwan’s independence. Join us as we discuss these latest military and geopolitical developments in the Taiwan Strait.
