美教授兵推

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(1) 美軍模擬兵推「台海戰爭」 國防部：自己的國家自己救. 三立新聞網, Apr 25, 2019
https://www.setn.com/News.aspx?NewsID=532485
("美國海軍陸戰隊大學戰爭學院，日前舉辦「第三次世界大戰」的模擬兵推，其中一張圖片是美軍模擬介入「台海戰爭」的狀況，掀起國人關注。對此，國防部發言人陳中吉表示，「自己的國家自己救」")

is based on

(2) James Lacey, How Does the Next Great Power Conflict Play Out?  Lessons from a Wargame. War on the Rocks, Apr 22, 2019
https://warontherocks.com/2019/0 ... ons-from-a-wargame/
https://warontherocks.com/2019/0 ... ons-from-a-wargame/
("The United States can win World War III, but it’s going to be ugly and it better end quick, or everyone starts looking for the nuclear trigger.  That is the verdict of a Marine Corps War College wargame I organized that allowed students to fight a multiple great state conflict last week")


My comment:
(a) Exhausted search demonstrates the Taiwanese news report is based on (2) -- and nothing else (including the website of Marine Corps War College).
(i) There is only one photo in (2) that shows Taiwan. The [hoto and map after it has WONSAN in the lower margin of the photo. See Wonsan (江原道) 元山(市)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonsan
(ii) There is a reason why Taiwan's armed forces reiterate 自己救 -- because (2) states,

"The American team quickly decided that losing Taiwan was not an existential threat to the United States, and except for a token Marine Corps force, Taiwan was left to fend for itself on the ground while substantial American air and naval assets challenged China's access [to Taiwan]. The US players viewed Taiwan as an economy of force effort that would be reinforced with ground troops once the big fight (Russia) was won. In the meantime, Team America opted to defend Taiwan with air and naval power, which continuously plagued Chinese attempts to reinforce their troops on the island."

(b)
(i) Marine Corps University
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_University
(section 3 Schools, programs and courses: Marine Corps War College (MCWAR) )
(ii) "James Lacey, PhD, MCWAR." Marine Corp University, undated
https://www.usmcu.edu/About-MCU/ ... ectory/Lacey-James/
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