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The strategic position of Pescadores and cross-strait strategic studies

Abstract
The Art of War by Sun Tzu is ¡§To know yourself and enemy, will be ever-victorious¡¨ The mainland China has always ¡§threatening by characters and militarily force to Taiwan¡¨, and emphasized ¡§ not get rid of and liberate Taiwan by militarily ¡§, can nearly confirm the mainland China regard military affair as the fundamental key of negotiation backing. It is worth noting , Many military exercises and strategy and over the years of the mainland China, analysed the report by military experts and media analysis such as , Dong-Shan Island military exercises of East China Sea, and guess the mainland China is dispatch troops the first-selected strategic objective which is attacking the Penghu(Pescadores) in recent years.
Why the archipelago of Penghu is the locking goal of simulation to attack Taiwan by mainland China ? Especially the high-ranking military officer Shi Lang campaign and seized Penghu against Ching Dynasty, it was from Dong-Shan Island of the mainland China before going to war is Zheng's Dynasty strategy by force fighting to surrender too. In history experience and example, all kinds of overseas attacked of Taiwan campaigns, it took Penghu as the strategic objective. in war history, The fate between Taiwan and Penghu seems link up together and closely. what was the trick and strategy about this by mainland China?
According to international strategy, the Penghu is the first island chain of Pacific Ocean while enclose and stopping up strategy by the U.S. it is one of the main pass of international crude oil channel of Taiwan Straits. the modern international war all arises because of petroleum, that China while emerging rapidly is dependent on the petroleum, has already become the second major energy-consuming country in the world, the security imported of the crude oil is increasingly day by day, the Penghu is looks like prickles down the back for China.
Taiwan is the narrow and long island, extremely short of the strategic depth, the modern war has already struck the speed that the persons who defend react greatly, To ensure security of Taiwan , it must to overcome this disadvantage; In addition, The Ministry of National Defence is carrying on the withdrawing troops of Kim-Men and Ma-Zu. How to use the limited defence weapons, strive for early warning time, and resist enemy out of the territory when attacked on suddenly and frighten effective become the task of top priority of our strategic Distribution, and whether Penghu archipelago can play the key role of the leading base appropriately, It is worth to deep discussion.
This research is since the instance of the war between two sides of the Taiwan Straits verifying, Commenting strategic position and worth were in the war incident of the Taiwan Straits .And Mainland China bet on all strategic phenomenon in Taiwan Straits as well as defend the essence action of strategy with Taiwan¡¦s defenses in recent years, including the influence between Taiwan and Mainland China through transport and exchange, To be necessary to discussion the change about Penghu.
Hope from ancient and modern documents research, let everyone know how importance of Penghu to Taiwan, and bring up appropriate suggestions as strategic value to make the best of the Penghu from theory and science.
Keyword¡GPenghu, Taiwan Strait, Cross-Strait, Strategic research, Strategic position

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0825108-211655
Date25 August 2008
CreatorsChan, Yuan-Hsiang
ContributorsWen-Chun Chen, Wen-cheng Lin, I-Jen Tseng
PublisherNSYSU
Source SetsNSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive
LanguageCholon
Detected LanguageEnglish
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Sourcehttp://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0825108-211655
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