I believe that the refusal of US to sell F-35 to Taiwan has something to do with a possible Taiwanese pilot deflecting to China and selling the jet to the Chinese.

Taiwan don’t necessarily need F-35s as long as US, Japan, S. Korea and Australia all have F-35s

Very nice analysis and discussion. Very professionally-hosted; she knows her craft.

The production of F-35 cannot catch up with the demands. Many European countries, plus Korea, Japan …remain in waiting for their F-35 to be delivered

Probably a good idea for Taiwan to have them but right now their biggest priority should be SAMS and other air defense as well as anti-ship missiles, drones and heavy artillery.

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the distance of taiwan to china is too close to need F-35, F-35 isn't made to dogfight. its meant to engage and destroy enemy air craft beyond enemy range. what taiwan need are air superiority fighters like F-15EX

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Really i think the F15 EX would be perfect forthe def of Taiwan. It got a very similar radar system and can hold up too 18 amraam missiles.

Excellent conversation

Great show! General Lee and Guermantes Lailariis are the best voices here. The F16V is still quite viable with its cost and upgrades. It is a verifiable entity. China has no 'proven' Airpower. Their missiles look great. On paper their planes look great but have been still too reliant on Russian tech (engines for example). The quality of their intercepts is extremely low, training-details? Their carriers are just theater-decoys. The KMT is heavily compromised by their connections to the CCP. You can hear it in Alex Huang's lukewarm enthusiasm about Taiwan’s’ defense. The KMT can't win a national election anymore without the CCP interference, so they are suspect. It is odd that they get a seat at the table on this program. The commentator Dennis Hickey, states that the CCP says it is just countering US flight escalation. Wrong, this academic must get a grant from the Confucius Society. The US and Allies honor international norms for rights-of-passage and airspace. The CCP does not. Slava Ukraini, Keep Taiwan Free, DDP.

If we truly are concerned about Chinese aggression and their growing military capabilities, why is it that western countries are allowing Chinese students to study at their universities?

Absolutely a no no to sell F35s to Taiwan. Their people are questionable when it comes to which side they choose?

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There's a big possibility that a pro-china pilot could get hands on the F-35 and bring it to China in 1 hr. That's why US doesn't sell its F-35 to Taiwan.

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Hey that guy sounds and is very sweet. I bet he is a christain person to. These people really deserve our help.

I think there is no problem even there is no Taiwan have no F35. Any moves by China is calculated by Japan. so F35 can easily protect Taiwan in an instant.

The 13 aircraft carrier are bigger than china's whole navy if you are comparing the actual size as in water displacement and capabilities like firepower. The majority of china's naval vessels are small

I really enjoyed this video. The guests were clearly knowledgeable & provided additional insight I've never considered. Most importantly, this video was not full of propaganda or political bias.

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Good information but I hope war does not break out

General Lee is not as I imagined when I was watching Dukes of Hazard back in the 80s

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The main reason why F-35 isn’t going to be an option for Taiwan is because of the extensive espionage going on inside of Taiwan by the Chinese Communist Party. The technology is too sensitive and the CCP has too extensive resources available to spy on it. Another issue is that the PLA has radars and aircraft very close to Taiwan which will make any air combat likely to be at short range. That makes the F-16 a good option since the F-35 has the largest advantage at long range. F-16 block 70 or equivalent are quite good for short range fights and are cost effective enough to acquire in large numbers. F-16 also is cheaper to operate during peace time as the PLA places pressure on RoC military assets, added attrition through higher operational use tempo.

There's no where to hide when your main enemy is a couple of hundred kms away. Taiwan can do without F-35 because it's advanced stealth is expensive and not much use in a small confined combat area. Having big numbers of very capable F-16s carrying heavy missile loads suits their need for a fast climbing, high speed air defense fighter which is plenty capable of handling China's best.

I can't decide whether stealth should be the top priority for Taiwan or the lowest priority. If we were talking about the navy, I'd say submarines are clearly the better choice over surface ships to fight the massive Chinese navy. But stealth in the air is different. A F-35 isn't like a submarine that can't be targeted by conventional missiles, it's just harder to target, and China will have the area absolutely flooded with radar. And a F-35 can't stay out for long periods like a submarine, it has to return frequently to one of only 8 Taiwanese air bases, making their location and flight paths somewhat predictable. China is likely going to have informants on the ground telling them when fighters have taken off and what direction they went in. And the potential combat area isn't that large, so they can guess the likely targets. So maybe it's better to just have more F-16s in the air over the home island rather than a stealth jet that won't get the full benefit of its stealth, fighting an enemy that won't be surprised it's under attack. How many sneak attack opportunities could the Taiwanese air force really expect to get in an invasion scenario?

One thing not mentioned apart from hardwares is the people and training and experience in war, not to mention the coordination of forces in my mind it’s no comparison

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The U.S does not want to provide the F-35 because we do not want to escalate. Taiwan is not a closed ally of the U.S either.

Taiwan will not get F-35 because if China invades and takes the island the planes could fall into Chinese hands. That's not an acceptable risk given the advanced nature of the F-35 vs what China currently has. The Viper is an excellent plane that can handle Chinese J20 as long as Taiwan invests in powerful ground based radars to support it. A bigger issue is having air to air missiles capable of out ranging Chinese missiles.

I don’t see the USA defending Taiwan

Singapore military is closely aligned with China, they even held joint military exercise with the PLA. Why does the US sell F35 to Singapore? China would have access to the advanced avionics that are in Taiwan's new F16V fighters.

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The problem with the F-35 is maintenance, both the amount of it needed, expertise needed, and the cost. An F-16 is cheap to operate compared to an F-35. They are both single engine aircraft, which makes them cheaper to operate, but there are a lot more F-16 parts, it's a very proven design, carries a lot of weapons, and 4.5 generation is no joke, that is equal to the J-20 or SU-57, they are 4.5 generation, not true 5th generation aircraft.

I remember years ago when China 🇨🇳 objected to USA's selling F-16's to Taiwan 🇹🇼 Obviously, that is not a problem now; however, I suspect China objects to the USA's selling F-35's to Taiwan. That's my take 😂 Taiwan should be regarded by the USA as a cherished allie. ❤

The US Navy has the highest combined battle fleet tonnage (4,635,628 tonnes as of 2023) and the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet, with 12 in service, two new carriers under construction, and five other carriers planned. US ships are larger. The issue is that china can buld way more to replace lost ships in a war if it drags on.

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Just Remember that Quantity has a Quality of it's Own!! At some Point especially in a Impending Military Conflict, Numbers WILL Matter!! Remember back in World War 2, The Allies defeated the Luftwaffe and the German Army because the Allies had Larger Quantities of Aircraft and Tanks 😉

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Congress just pointed out that only 29% of f35s are operational. So they might just be stocking up on the ones that work for themselves first before they sell it.

Saying the F35 wasn’t bought because of the cost is not true. The F35 is cheaper than the F16 block 70.

Google the first submarine of taiwan and you'll know why they are abandoned a second time before it even starts.😅

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Biggest fear is losing tech advantage to spying or defection

The One and Only independent Taiwan.

When you mention the war,you have to go to the very weakest location like Three Gorge Dam first and the other second i mean the destroy targets

The F35 must stay in American arsenal only.

Why US can not fight directly with China?

The combined battle vessels from Japan, Korea and Taiwan are more than 300. People ignore this part of statistics.

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Sorry Taiwan u cant have those toys or else u sell them to your relatives 😂

But I do believe that taking Taiwan would be a losing battle for china.

"...usually how far away?" "I dont know. That's classified" (Chuckles heard) nice try though 😂

i always suggest watching the first episode of attack on titan when they break though the wall, and people are unprepared. and Will f-35 be used to attack China? my question is in a war between china and Taiwan will Taiwan attack china on their mainland or will taiwan goes on the defensive and defend themselves?

They don't expect to defend themselves anyway . No need to expose the tech to Chinese reverse-engineering.

In my own opinion, the US military top secret stealth jet fighter not yet available to sell unless the next generations discovered. And it is very sohisticated for sure!

Seriously. Is 2024 possibly going to be a W W 3?

Taiwan should develop stealth cruise missiles as a deterrent.

ROC forever Ccp Never !

Correction-the new radar on the new F35 is better than F16V. Taiwan doesn't have to buy F-35. I imagine if US really want to help, they can have F35 American pilots train secretly with Taiwanese pilots on F16V. I imagine F35 on Phillipine or Okinawa bases to be safer than on Taiwan and can easily join formation or pass targets to Taiwanese pilots.

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The American people are not at all alarmed at Chinese flights off the coast of Alaska.

The reason why the US do not sell the latest technology to Taiwan is the possibility of Taiwan, in the future, may move closer to China and as a result, the technology could be transferred to an enemy nation. Case in point, in the current, 2024, Taiwan election, there are two, out of three, candidates who advocate a closer tie with Beijing.

Why Taiwan Can't Obtain F-35 Stealth Fighter Jets - taiwan probably lack of requirements to obtain f-35, also the security since there's a chinook heist happened. i don't think there will be a transition of latest tech coming from t2-t1 allied countries.

China"s J20 carries 6 modern missiles inside its fuselage.. The F35 only 4..

The reason if in the future the pro unification win China might can have an access of this 5th gen fighter china might copy.

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Because the Us seem not trust chinese pilot in Taiwan Air Force

The real reason, and I am surprised none of the guests mentioned it, that Taiwan will not get the F-35 is twofold. First and most importantly arms sold to Taiwan are meant to prevent a war and China seeing Taiwan getting such an advanced weapon might provoke them to act. The second reason is that the US wants to make sure that limited money from Taiwan and the US taxpayer gets the most bang for the buck, the F-35 would not be targeted and might not survive the initial attack so is it better to sell them an F-35, or three F-16s with air-launched anti-ship missiles? Or a patriot battery? We want to make sure that whatever we give to Taiwan increases Taiwan's ability to defend itself and current thinking is that spreading out aid to survivable dispersed weapons systems is preferable to a few high-value weapons that would just be targets is better. Oh, on the ships two measurements are commonly used, number of ships and tonnage. The number of ships each side has can be deceiving as a measurement. As the general pointed out quality and experience trump numbers alone, the discussion only highlighted America vs China, but America's greatest strength is its alliances and their navies were not included. The other method of judging fleet strength is tonnage, the amount of water displaced by that nation's navy, using that as the standard the US ranks above the next seven navies combined which include Russia AND China, the others in that 7 are mostly close allies to the United States.

I can’t deal with the her humming in agreement every time some one utters 2 words when making a point. She needs to address that….its distracting

Common sense I wouldn't supply them because if Taiwan is invaded it would jeopardize sensitive military technology so no I would not. Sorry but that's a problem

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How to compare made in china j with MADE IN USA fighter jets , just ask how many countries in the world are flying made in china jets not even a made in china commercial plane not to mention fighter jets .

As of now, it appears that S. Korea is and will be a great source for aircraft and ships that the RoC might have a need for, and the US is not capable of providing immediately. World demand for US military equipment has gone through the roof after it's showing against the Russians in Ukraine.

afraid of ROC losing an F35 IP to the CCP.

Hands down Americas navy has countless hours of experiance at sea than do the chinese......That is a huge factor

Taiwan should be aware not to be use as an experiment to the Chinese navy, also a weapon testing site.

The host was not prepared. Simple research beforehand would have been taken 1 hour at most prior to filming. Instead, she sounded incompetent. In addition, instead of asking a question, she makes a statement that sounds factual and expects a reaction from the guests. "TaiwanPlus values your feedback!" Taiwan Talks could do better.

RE nuclear weaponry and Chinese capabilities, the US should go to a launch on warning defense posture. We should also encourage Japan, The RoC, and the RoK to develop theater range strategic ballistic missile capabilities. Just why a rouge nation like N. Korea s/b allowed such, while the sane democratic nations of the region should not is absolutely beyond me. I firmly believe that these nations having such would change the arithmetic so greatly even the PRC would think 10 times before starting a war of any kind.

God forbid if mankind follows God instructions mankind would not need to war with each other.

I think some posters in here mentioned a very important aspect and that is training and experience. How many hours are the pilots getting. I think that is one area that is affected by their economy. Chinese engines have to be rebuilt more often and are not as powerful as even what Russia offers. I do not think there is much trust between Russia and China as has been made out. I think the main issue is NOT going to war and finding out. I want to thank Taiwan Talks for the frank and open discussions, rather than the politically charged and often misleading content of the main stream media. The media of all the major powers is part of the problem. It is like they are urging the war, so they have more news to sell. This was a much better format, and very professional. Thank you .

My brothers and sisters in Taiwan, I wish the US could send F35's but it's not the best idea at this current time for a number of reasons. Firstly, the US still owes many other countries F35's; we currently owe Japan over 100. It would take a long time to receive the planes. F35's are very costly to not only to buy, but to also maintain and update. I think the ROC should invest into SAM's and anti-ship missiles. I'm also not sure if the F35 is the best plane for Taiwan at the moment. Because of the proximity to China, I think Taiwan should have more air superiority fighters instead of the F35. A plane like the KF-21 would be perfect for Taiwan. Definitely the number one reason is security. For certain CCP spies in Taiwan would do everything they could to get any data on the F35 and in worst scenario, a pilot defects to China with an F35. It's just too high a risk the US and Taiwan can't afford to take. I do hope the US continues to support Taiwan in any way they can but pray most of all that Taiwan will never have to use any of their military equipment. Love from New York❤

Basically it is because the US know Taiwan belongs to China. Its just a matter of time thered be reunification. Japan eternally will never acceot China, although they were originally from China.

Is this the kind of stuff that Japan should be investing in right now? Consider how Japanese Yen drop pretty hard.

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The PLAN is an inexperienced Tofu navy China hasn't fought a naval engagement in over 150 years in the time of sail

Here are my reasons? 1. The ROC can't afford it. 2. A lot of people are forgetting and don't realize the people living in Taiwan are also Chinese as well. There is a reason why they speak a Chinese dialect and even using Chinese characters for their writing system. So huge chance of one of them serving in the military will leak it into the heartland of China. 3. F-35 only works if your enemies can't shoot it down or track it. But? This is China they have the tech and weapons to take it down for good before they can launch them into the air. 4. Same reason in number 2? China will be able to improve them they will also know how it works and know it's weakness to counter it. 5. This will mostly force China into attacking the island of Taiwan much sooner than later. I have said this before China will never attack first unless you force China to attack first. The ROC getting F-35 might be the last straw and crossing the line. EDIT: The F-35 has been proven to be a bad fighter aircraft anyways. I hear more about it crushing into the waters than staying up in the air and skies.

US MIC rubbing hands in glee & shouting "Show me the MONEY" Drum beating & playing with fire at the FRONT DOOR...... Hope this is not all talk & NO TROUSERS......

If Taiwanese pilot of CH-47 Chinook Helicopter an ancient Helicopter US Made was bribe by China why in the world US would sell to Taiwanese F-35? where is the common sense on this 😂😂😂

And you also have to keep in mind that espionage is a greater threat. If the UK was an adversary of yours, you wouldn't want to give advanced technology to an English speaking country that has a conflict with the UK since there will always be some people who would gladly help the UK by giving them your secrets. Not everyone in Taiwan wants the nation to be sovereign. There's plenty edgy young men in every country that eat up the propaganda of their adversaries. There are plenty of people who would give their lives to backstab their own nation if they were manipulated by a rival state. Look at Edward Snowdan.

Hey guys, The white expert, then all of a sudden chimes in OH, OH, YA, we got a few AIRCRAFT CARRIERS floasting around out there too, just in case. The Tiwaunese girl kind of made these wierd faces, like all of a sudden she realized how incredible the amound of fire power was available not counting the subs cruise missiles. She had a battle with her face trying not to look blown awazy by all this.