ANALYSIS/Experts challenge official's assertion of Taiwan's 'absolute' air superiority
03/20/2024 08:01 PM
With tensions in the Taiwan Strait showing no signs of easing, a recent remark by Taiwan's deputy defense minister Po Horng-huei (柏鴻輝) asserting that Taiwan's forces would have "absolute air superiority" over the Chinese Air Force in a conflict has sparked heated discussions and raised some eyebrows.
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