Taiwan the Porcupine Prepares for War

Taiwan the Porcupine Prepares for War
Taiwanese navy launches a U.S.-made Standard missile from a frigate during the annual Han Kuang Drill, on the sea near the Suao navy harbor in Yilan county, Taiwan on July 26, 2022. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images
Anders Corr
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping is talking about war again. On Nov. 9, he called on his military to train for a “new era” and prepare for military conflict over “increased instability and uncertainty.” That brave new world could come sooner than most realize and at the point of a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) bayonet. Since Hong Kong and chunks of India and the South China Sea have already fallen, the most likely next target is Taiwan.
Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
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