Also, I think that a lot of analysts do not recognize what China’s actual policy is right now. It’s not simply to prepare for war and to go to war when they think they’re ready, or when Taiwan so provokes them that they need to. They are pursuing a policy of coercion that doesn’t involve violence. It involves different aspects of Taiwan society. It’s not just a military strategy; it’s a political one. It’s a cyber policy. It has the virtue of being low risk but also has the potential for succeeding in getting Taiwan people to decide, “we can’t continue sort of living in this situation, let’s just try and get the best deal we can.”
Also, I think that a lot of analysts do not recognize what China's actual policy is right now. [...]
They are pursuing a policy of #coercion that doesn't involve violence. It involves different aspects of Taiwan #society. It's not just a military strategy; it's a political one. It's a cyber policy.