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defense-and-security10 days ago•9 min saved

Trump’s Taiwan gamble threatens deterrence and stability in the Taiwan Strait

A Brookings analysis argues that Trump’s hints at negotiating with Beijing over Taiwan and using arms sales as leverage would undermine deterrence, embolden Beijing, and raise the risk of conflict in the Taiwan Strait. The path to peace, the piece contends, is a steady U.S. commitment to peace and stability, resisting unilateral moves by either side, preserving influence in both Taipei and Beijing, and encouraging direct cross-strait dialogue rather than concessions that undermine deterrence.

via Brookings|

#cross-strait #defense-and-security #deterrence

world27 days ago•11 min saved

Taiwan Tensions: Debunking Beijing’s Peaceful-Reunification Promise

The article argues that Beijing never pledged a peaceful resolution to the Taiwan issue and that Washington and Tokyo have gradually reinterpreted their One China commitments, risking a muddled stance. It critiques the mingling of peace rhetoric with hardline policy, notes Takaichi’s statements and shifts in US-Japan language, and calls for clearer definitions of One China and genuine diplomatic off-ramps to deter conflict while preserving Taiwan’s democracy and regional stability.

via The National Interest|

#cross-strait #japan #one-china

world1 month ago•4 min saved

China signals closer cross-strait ties after KMT leader's Beijing visit

China outlined a 10-point plan to boost cross-strait ties—resuming more flights, allowing Taiwanese TV dramas, and easing agricultural imports—after Kuomintang leader Cheng Li-wun met Xi Jinping in Beijing. Beijing framed the steps as peace‑driving, but Taiwan’s government called them political maneuvers, signaling closer but contentious ties amid sovereignty tensions and potential US arms‑sales implications.

via Financial Times|

#cross-strait #kuomintang #taiwan

world3 months ago•12 min saved

Xi’s Purges Rewire the PLA, Raising Taiwan War Risk in the Medium Term

Xi Jinping’s purge of senior PLA officers has disrupted the high command and delayed near-term war planning, but it may foster a new generation of capable commanders and a firmer party-led military that could push toward a Taiwan showdown in the late 2020s to early 2030s; long-term risk depends on the civilian successor and how deterrence messaging influences Xi’s calculus more than battlefield might.

via War on the Rocks|

#cross-strait #deterrence #pla-purges