Thinking About China
Opinion

China Flexes Military Muscle Around Taiwan, While Some Warn of Another Sort of Attack

Beijing has again sent its navy to intimidate Taiwan, while the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies warns of other forms of attack.
China Flexes Military Muscle Around Taiwan, While Some Warn of Another Sort of Attack
Military police stand in front of the Presidential Palace to mark the island's National Day celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, on Oct. 10, 2018. Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images
Milton Ezrati
|Updated:
0:00
Commentary

While Taiwan and the world watch yet another Chinese military display around the island, the prestigious Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD) warns of a different line of attack. It has produced a report outlining the many non-military ways that communist China could harm the island, either to bend Taipei to Beijing’s will or in preparation for military action.

Milton Ezrati
Milton Ezrati
Author
Milton Ezrati is a contributing editor at The National Interest, an affiliate of the Center for the Study of Human Capital at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), and chief economist for Vested, a New York-based communications firm. Before joining Vested, he served as chief market strategist and economist for Lord, Abbett & Co. He also writes frequently for City Journal and blogs regularly for Forbes. His latest book is “Thirty Tomorrows: The Next Three Decades of Globalization, Demographics, and How We Will Live.”