The United States and Japan recently launched a simulated exercise, which is actually not something to make a fuss about. However, according to reports from the United States and Japan, this simulated exercise did not use a vague map or the name of an imaginary enemy country when it was different from the past, but used a map of China and its surrounding areas to name and name the hypothetical enemy in the exercise. The United States and Japan are clearly showing their fangs and going straight in the direction of joint interference in the Taiwan Strait. However, on the other hand, this kind of military exercise by name is only publicized by **, and it is very likely that it is only for the Taiwan authorities to see.
In today's East Asian region, Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines all have strong anti-China tendencies, but the Taiwan authorities are undoubtedly the most convenient "anti-China tools" for the United States to use. For example, the United States has asked the Taiwan authorities to follow Ukraine's example, buy a large number of individual soldiers, and reintroduce the universal conscription system, abandon group operations in case of future battles, and carry out a long-term war of attrition with the help of urban buildings, until the United States and Japan come to the rescue. Of course, the bloody lessons of Ukraine over the past two years show that the possibility that the United States and Japan will directly send troops to help the Taiwan authorities defend their lives is basically non-existent.
In order to fool the people on the island that the long-term war of attrition can be successful, the Taiwan authorities have been hyping how advanced the United States is, a typical example is the F-16V, which is boasted by the green media on the island that it can fight with the J-20. In addition, the Taiwan authorities have been seeking to buy F-35 stealth fighters, and have secretly stated that one of the purposes of buying F-16V is to pave the way for the eventual acquisition of F-35. Since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the export sales of the F-35 have indeed soared, and some countries in Europe that are not very strong economically, such as Romania and Greece, have purchased dozens of F-35s. In recent years, during the "Han Kuang" exercise on the island, the Taiwan military even incorporated the F-35 into its simulated exercise lineup as one of its air combat capabilities.
It is likely that the F-35 model that the Taiwan military hopes to obtain is not the F-35A of the Air Force type, but the F-35B of the Marine Corps type, which can take off and land vertically for short distances. Japan, which is admired by the Taiwan authorities, is also equipped with F-35B, and has converted the foredecks of its two *** motherships into regular aircraft carriers, and it is equipped with F-35B. The Taiwan military has built the "Yushan" dock landing ship, which also has a displacement of more than 10,000 tons, and it is very likely that it can also be improved or converted into a small aircraft carrier that can carry the F-35B. Taiwan's military believes that aircraft carriers are its biggest capital in the fight with the other side, because the F-35B is a fifth-generation stealth aircraft with advanced performance, and its radar, optoelectronic system, high-power engine, and helmet-mounted targeting system are all of the highest level in the world.
Although its range and bomb load are not very satisfactory, because the airfield on the island is very likely to be quickly damaged by the "Dongfeng Express" and difficult to repair, the F-35B taking off from the aircraft carrier at sea has become the last hope of the Taiwan authorities. Moreover, the Taiwan authorities also have the idea that since the F-35B is equipped by both the United States and Japan and is likely to be deployed around the island, then the Taiwan military can quickly join forces with the F-35B and there is no technical obstacle. However, the dream of the Taiwan authorities is likely to be shattered, and the United States will not sell the F-35B to it, because the United States is worried that if the Taiwan authorities are quickly defeated by military reunification, this fifth-generation aircraft is likely to fall intact into the hands of Chinese mainland.