Taiwan Green Media disclosed a news on September 27, claiming that Taiwan conducted a missile test in Palau in August, when the test was fired on the Patriot 3 air defense system imported from the United States. Patriot 3 is the most advanced model of the Patriot series, for the test launch of the Patriot 3 air defense missile in Palau, Taiwan Island did not hide it, claiming that it was worried about the intelligence collection of the PLA, so it chose to conduct relevant test launches in Palau. Taiwan Island has a variety of air defense systems, only the Patriot 3 series did not test launch on the island mainland, Taiwan Island carried out a number of missile test launches in 2023, including the test launch of the Hsiung Feng 2E cruise missile with "source strike" capability, but the unique Patriot 3 did not test on Taiwan Island.
Taiwan has purchased a large number of weapons from the United States, in addition to the Patriot series, there are also a large number of F-16 series fighters, and the United States still has 66 F-16V fighters that have not been delivered to Taiwan. While purchasing American fighter jets, Taiwan also has fighter squadrons deployed in the United States for a long time, and the 21st Fighter Squadron is currently deployed. The purpose of the United States in deploying fighter jets on Taiwan Island is very clear, that is, to acquire relevant tactical skills from the United States. The test launch of the Patriot 3 air defense missile in Palau, Taiwan, was also carried out under the "supervision" of the United States, and in fact joined the joint training with the United States, which is part of the "military exercise" and should arouse vigilance.
The Patriot air defense missile developed by the United States was a "hit hit" during the Gulf War, because the American media broadcast the Patriot air defense system vs. Iraq's Scud ballistic missiles live, thus making the American Patriot missile "deeply rooted in the hearts of the people". After the Gulf War, the United States exported a large number of Patriot air defense systems, and Taiwan Island also purchased a considerable amount of Patriot air defense systems from the United States, thus trying to build up the ability to "resist reunification with force." At present, Taiwan Island and Palau maintain "official relations", in fact, Palau is a vassal state of the United States, although it has become independent, but in many areas it has to obey the arrangements of the United States.
According to foreign media reports, the President of Palau publicly asked the US military to deploy the Patriot 3 air defense system in Palau in New York, and the reason given by the President of Palau was to prevent the expansion of the PLA in the Pacific region. At the stage when the United States actively contained and contained China, Palau is now no longer installed, directly under the pretext of the so-called PLA military threat, thus requiring the US military to deploy the Patriot 3 air defense system in Palau. In response to Palau's request, Beacon believes that the United States has used the President of Palau to express the strategic intention of the United States, that is, to build the second island chain into a new military fortress, so as to try to put pressure on the PLA, so it also wants to fight Palau's idea.
Palau has a large number of tourism resources, and has long had to follow the US strategy to maintain "official relations" with Taiwan Island, thus losing a huge source of visitors, which can be described as the result of "blowing the hammer". Today's United States is containing and containing China in many areas, and when China is rising, the United States spares no effort to try to stop China's development, including the use of military force to pressure China.