Does Taiwan’s Military Stand a Chance Against China? Few Think So . . .

Poor preparation and low morale are pressing concerns; sweeping leaves and pulling weeds in basic training. The concern that China might try to seize Taiwan is preoccupying American military planners and administration officials. Few of them think Taiwan’s military could hold the line. Soldiers, strategists and government officials in Taiwan and the U.S. say the island’s military is riven with internal problems, many of which have built up over years of calm and economic prosperity and now are eating away at Taiwan’s ability to deter China… (Excerpts from the Wall Street Journal)