Taiwan’s Covid-19 Tactics Prove Island’s Military Preparedness
Strong, creditable leadership and public discipline mean Taiwanese won’t be easily intimidated
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By: Jens Kastner
The remarkable steps Taiwan has taken in controlling the Covid-19 Coronavirus are the same ones the island would need to fend off the most-plausible war scenario the island could be facing – a naval blockade by China.
Tensions have continued to rise between an increasingly pugnacious government in Beijing and an estranged government and …
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