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...In the rare incident of war, deterrence through protraction may be Taiwan most salient choice. A recent study headed by the Vice President of Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments suggests the MND adopts Hard ROC 2.0 where Taiwan must deflect incoming attacks by gaining a good sense of the maritime and airspace environment in the event of war...
Despite the recent ostensible improvements in relations between Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China, the deteriorating cross-strait military balance continues to worry leaders in Taipei. Taiwan is long past the point where it can simply buy its way out of what has become a structural security deficit. It urgently needs a radical rethink of its defense posture vis-a-vis China.
