were to again establish war reserve stocks in Taiwan, it would have to build or rent depots or fortify existing ones, Su said. military is familiar with the procedure of stocking weaponry in Taiwan, having stocked munitions at the Ching Chuan Kang Air Base in Taichung and the Tainan Air Base, which were used as depots for its bombing missions in the Vietnam War, he said. forces to arrive at the scene of conflicts relatively lightly equipped, greatly reducing response times, Su said. has contingency stockpiles in Europe, the Middle East and South Korea, which would allow U.S. military's operations aimed at responding to potential military conflicts. CNa photo March 6, 2023Īsked to comment on the possible establishment of a contingency stockpile in Taiwan, Su Tzu-yun (蘇紫雲), a research fellow at the Taiwan government-funded Institute for National Defense and Security Research, told CNA that contingency stockpiles are an essential part of the U.S. were in talks over such a plan but said that no agreement had yet been reached.ĭefense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng responds to lawmaker's questions at a legislative committee session in Taipei on Monday. would move some of its war reserve stocks from other Asian countries to Taiwan.Ĭhiu confirmed that Taiwan and the U.S. The issue was raised by Kuomintang (KMT) Legislator Johnny Chiang (江啟臣), who during an interpellation with Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) at the Legislative Yuan asked whether the U.S. Department of State and Department of Defense are authorized to propose up to US$100 million each fiscal year from 2023 through 2032 to maintain a stockpile of munitions and other defense articles in Taiwan, appropriation of which would be subject to a review by the U.S. Under the 2023 NDAA, a contingency stockpile is to be established in Taiwan, granting it the same status as Thailand, South Korea, and the U.S.' NATO and major non-NATO allies.Īccording to the NDAA, the U.S. President Joe Biden in December last year. Taipei, March 7 (CNA) Taiwanese military experts on Tuesday expressed mixed views on the possibility of the United States establishing a "contingency stockpile" of munitions and other defense articles in Taiwan, a provision in the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) signed into law by U.S.
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