The arc is clear. Beijing’s military aircraft regularly and provocatively crosses the Taiwan Strait median line (the middle of the 110-mile wide strait). Communist China has become more belligerent and in the not so distant future will attack Taiwan and provoke a major war in the western Pacific.
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Aircraft and missiles alone won’t defeat a CCP invasion. Stopping Beijing will require a bitter ground battle against invading ground forces – amphibious and airborne. …
But here’s the biggest deal for Taiwan: CSIS says Taiwan must adopt a “porcupine strategy.” Hardened defenses that degrade invading Beijing forces and buy time for allied reinforcements.
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