🇨🇳 #China will quickly gain air superiority in any Taiwan scenario. #Taiwan's military leadership doubts that air defense systems can "accurately detect missile launches" while only about half of their aircraft are capable of hitting targets effectively. The island fears it could take up to a week for the planes to move to shelter, leaving them vulnerable to Chinese missile strikes. In addition, China's use of civilian shipping, including passenger ferries, for military purposes has undermined the ability of the US intelligence community to predict when an invasion might occur - The Straits Times