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China Could Quarantine Taiwan With Coast Guard to Undermine Island’s Sovereignty: Report

‘We need to think about designating the Chinese Coast Guard as part of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army,’ says report author, Bonny Lin.
China Could Quarantine Taiwan With Coast Guard to Undermine Island’s Sovereignty: Report
China Coast Guard ships monitor the distribution of fuel and food to fishers by the civilian-led mission Atin Ito (This Is Ours) Coalition, in the disputed South China Sea on May 16, 2024. Ted Aljibe/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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Eva Fu
Eva Fu
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Taiwan is at risk of ceding some of its autonomy to communist China if Beijing decides to inflict severe economic pain on the island via a “gray-zone” quarantine, according to experts from a Washington-based think tank.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), in a report released earlier this month, warns that it is “more feasible” for the Chinese regime to quarantine Taiwan in the near future than to invade or blockade the self-ruled island.
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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