The US is quietly arming Taiwan to the teeth
The US is quietly arming Taiwan to the teeth
America is using its own money to send weapons to a place it officially doesn't recognise.
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Well not so quiet anymore
It was never meant to be covert. That doesn't work as a deterrent. The headline means quiet as in not announced, not as In nobody knows.
Like, if you quietly left a party. It just means you didn't say goodbye, it does not mean that you're still hiding in the building.
Oh but I DO hide in the building after I “quietly” leave. Then I just like sit at the breakfast table in my “borrowed” jammies and ask what’s for breakfast as my gracious host rounds the corner in the morning
Ah, that explains your confusion.
If anything, it's the exact opposite of covert. Taiwan has been unwisely hollowing out their military for the past two decades. These recent expenditures---not matched by corresponding manpower increases---are meant to broadcast that everything's fine, pay no attention to the problems underneath.
China has also reduced its military manpower. Both are going for quality over quantity.
Looking at Russia bungling their little adventure in Ukraine, maybe quantity alone doesn't seem like the best approach.