Taiwan launches firepower hub with US as Beijing steps up military pressure

Taiwan has set up a top-tier firepower coordination hub in partnership with the US to sharpen asymmetric strike integration as military pressure from Beijing intensifies.The new Joint Firepower Coordination Centre – the highest-level facility of its kind in Taiwan – is designed to coordinate long-range precision strike planning and intelligence-sharing across the island’s military services.This comes as Taipei ramps up coordination between its US-made weapons systems and locally developed missile capabilities.Asked to comment on the centre ahead of a legislative meeting on Monday, Taiwanese Defence Minister Wellington Koo Li-hsiung said that military cooperation with the US was nothing new.“Taiwan and the United States already maintain institutionalised mechanisms for military exchanges, and cooperation across various fields will continue to deepen to strengthen Taiwan’s defensive and combat capabilities,” Koo said.However, he declined to disclose operational details, citing security considerations.Koo also rejected claims by local media that the centre amounted to the US “supervising” Taiwan’s military.