Philippines Strategy
5th November 2024
You’ve probably noticed that several of ComNavOps’ fictional stories revolve around the Philippines. This is not by random chance. The strategic value of the Philippines cannot be overstated. The country, along with Taiwan, forms two gigantic ‘forts’ that China must deal with in any war.
From China’s perspective, those two countries act as forward enemy bases that dominate the surrounding seas and impact any operations the Chinese would attempt. Their removal from the strategic equations is imperative. Ideally, China would turn the tables by seizing both countries and using them as forts against any American response.
Taiwan’s seizure (or ‘reunification’ as the Chinese would euphemistically put it) is absolutely mandatory for both strategic and cultural reasons. Wisely or foolishly, China’s leadership has linked themselves to the seizure of Taiwan as a national and cultural imperative. For those reasons, Taiwan will be the first operation in any war.