'To prevent a war over Taiwan, a bolder strategy is needed.' 📝 Susan M. Gordon, Michael G. Mullen and David Sacks
at stake and that Taiwan’s fate will have major implications for U.S. interests around the world.
Economically, given Taiwan’s dominance of semiconductor manufacturing, Chinese aggression would also trigger a global economic depression and shave trillions of dollars off economic output. During a Chinese blockade or attack, Taiwan’s production and shipment ofwould come to a halt, leading to a shortage of nearly every product that contains technology, from smartphones to computers and cars.
Restoring balance to a situation that has been allowed to tilt far too much in China’s favor will be difficult and the path we need to travel is narrow. In practice, deterring Chinese aggression against Taiwan should be our military’s top priority in the Indo-Pacific. We should pursue a bilateral security cooperation program with Taiwan that includes joint exercises and inviting Taiwan to participate in relevant multilateral exercises.
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