A fisherman drives a boat in a harbor on Pingtan Island, opposite Taiwan, in Fujian Province, China on April 9, 2023. China was conducting a second day of military drills around Taiwan on April 9 in what it has called a "stern warning" to the self-ruled island's government following a meeting between its president and the U.S. House speaker. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
The likelihood of a Chinese military blockade on Taiwan is very high. The only question is whether Chinese leader Xi Jinping will use the blockade itself as a weapon to defeat Taiwan or if he'll employ a blockade in conjunction with a military invasion.
Antonio Graceffo
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Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.
