China’s military drills in May, which surrounded Taiwan in a manner reminiscent of China’s “exercises” in 2022 after Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, once again raised the prospect that sometime in the not-too-distant future China’s “drills” might become the real thing. A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would be even harder to contain than Russia’s war in Ukraine or the conflict in Gaza. It might even be the spark that sets off World War III.
In Washington, the conversation is understandably focused on how the United States can best deter war in the Taiwan Strait. To those who regard Taiwan as the ultimate domino, one suggestion stands head and shoulders above the others: the idea that the United States must provide “strategic clarity” that it intends to defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.
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