China's container ship fleet and Taiwan's security (MUST READ, chinese sneak attack?)

The American Thinker ^ | April 11th, 2005 | Frederick W. Stakelbeck, Jr.

[CitadelArmyJag]

Very interesting read...

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[EagleUSA]

China's communistic aspirations extend far beyond just Taiwan when it comes to the waterways. I was in Singapore recently, talking with some of the locals and they are quite concened about China's efforts to gain access to waterways all around Southeast Asia...it has been going on for some time. It is hard evidence to China's expansionist efforts. And the last thing that China should get is trust.

[Waterleak]

Soldiers packed into containers will make great coffins for the attackers. As if our satellites can't see that. Stealth technology - we have it, they don't. It's like fighting a machine gun nest with rocks.

[Semper Paratus]

The main problem is how to keep such an invasion covert. If it is tipped off, those container amphib vessels would be gigantic coffins.

[monkeywrench]

Ping!

[Finalapproach29er]

Trojan ships!!

[CitadelArmyJag]

I agree... And to think that Old Europe wants to lift the military trade ban with the Chinese...

Scary...

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

First Tawain, then Long Beach and the Port of New Jersey.

[Constantine XIII]

I dunno. We have to assume that the Taiwanese are at least as smart as us, and if a bunch of brand new shiny container ships, running low in the water and with doors in the wrong places, started making their way to Taiwan at the same time, they might get suspicous. It wouldn't take much firepower to send all of that defenseless equipment to the bottom of the ocean.

[Constantine XIII]

Taiwanese ground, navel and air forces.

I wonder if this includes the infamous Taiwanese LINT commandos.:P

[BenLurkin]

Agreed, but who would have the nerve to order up a torpedo until after the start of hostilities?

[spokeshave]

And Condi just needs a "Belgrado" moment to round off her extensive resume.

[spokeshave]

see next post

[fire and forget]

That was my read on the article. Whether or not our satellites detected the move, I doubt very much the Chinese would risk doing something like this. They couldn't know for sure they weren't detected and that their invasion force wouldn't be destroyed en route. Way too risky in my view.

[Eagles6]

Save.

[Rebelbase]

The container troop concept was used in recent fiction books.

Was that one of your, Jeff?

[DTogo]

Yes, an interesting read, but I'm sure the Pentagon and Taiwan's equivalent are thinking of similar scenarios and what to do about them.

[astounded]

Very simple to stop - Taiwan could announce a national policy that each container ship from Red China must heave-to 10 miles offshore to take on a Taiwanese harbor pilot and military special operator inspectors ("trip wires") under combat air cover. Ships that do not stop would be considered hostile and subject to boarding by marines or be sunk.