Washington’s “Hellscape” Drone War vs China + its 1000 Drone Arms Deal with Taiwan Admin

– US plans to create a drone “hellscape” off China’s coasts ignore China’s ability to create more drones, faster, and with greater capabilities than the US;

– A recent US arms deal made with the administration of the Chinese island province of Taiwan includes negligible numbers of over-priced drones proven ineffective on modern battlefields;

– Russian industry is producing more drones of greater capabilities than those sold to Taiwan per month (and in some cases, per day) and at vastly cheaper costs;

References:

Washington Post – The U.S. military plans a ‘Hellscape’ to deter China from attacking Taiwan (June 10, 2024):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio…

US State Dept – US Relations with Taiwan:
https://www.state.gov/u-s-relations-w…

Wilson Center – Shanghai Communiqué (1972):
https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.o…

UN – UN Charter (full text):
https://www.un.org/en/about-us/un-cha…

Global Times – If there is a war of drone, the US military would definitely lose (June 12, 2024):
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/20240…

CSIS – The First Battle of the Next War: Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan (January 2023):
https://www.csis.org/analysis/first-b…

CNN – Taiwan to acquire more than 1,000 armed drones in new US arms sale (June 19, 2024):
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/19/as…

US Department of Defense – Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine (February 24, 2023):
https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases…

WSJ – How American Drones Failed to Turn the Tide in Ukraine (April 2024):
https://www.wsj.com/world/how-america…

Kyiv Independent – ANALYSIS: Russian Lancet Kamikaze Drone in Ukraine: An Overview (November 2023):
https://www.kyivpost.com/analysis/23923

NYT – Ukraine Keeps Downing Russian Drones, but Price Tag Is High (January 2023):
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/03/wo…

Washington Post – Inside the Russian effort to build 6,000 attack drones with Iran’s help (August 2023):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/invest…

Forbes – Russian Volunteer Group Claims To Make 1,000 FPV Kamikaze Drones A Day (December 2023):
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidham…

Forbes – Ukrainian Attack May Have Crushed Production Of Russia’s Deadliest Drone (February 2024):
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidham…

Reuters – Russia ramps up strike drone use on Kharkiv front, Ukrainian artillery crew says (May 17, 2024):
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/…

VOA – World’s Largest Drone Maker Expands in US Amid Rights Abuse Allegations (March 14, 2024):
https://www.voanews.com/a/world-s-lar…