Taiwan's Military Preparedness up But Not by Much

Despite growing threat from across the strait, Taiwan’s leaders appear remarkably relaxed

By: Jens Kastner

Although a furious Chinese military implemented temporary de facto blockades of Taiwanese shipping and air traffic routes and briefly but frequently crossed the previously untouched median line of the Taiwan Straits (above) in the wake of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s provocative early August visit to Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen, t…