What’s the One Big Thing Missing From Beijing’s Taiwan Deterrence Strategy?

What’s the one big thing missing from Beijing’s Taiwan deterrence strategy?

The country has military strength and political resolve but more work needs to be done on a third element, an NPC deputy says.

Is Now the “Best Window” for Military Unification with Taiwan?

Some Chinese analysts have recently argued that the present moment may represent the “best window of opportunity” for Beijing to resolve the Taiwan issue by force. Why Now Is the Best Opportunity? Their reasoning begins with political trends on the island. With Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) achieving consecutive electoral victories, voices on the mainland increasingly question whether the possibility of “peaceful reunification” is …