Taiwanese Military Defense Expert Speaks Out: "Game of Deterrence" Against China
In this intense conversation in Taiwan, I engage with one of the leading experts in military defense technologies responsible for Taiwan’s security. My guest is anonymous due to fears of being targeted (read: murdered) by Chinese spy agencies.
We explore the complexities of China-Taiwan relations, emphasizing that these dynamics extend beyond who happens to be in politics at any particular time. Our discussion highlights the interconnections between economics, sanctions, technology, AI, drones, and semiconductors. With over 90% of the world’s semiconductors produced in Taiwan—powering everything from smartphones to vehicles—Taiwan holds significant strategic importance for both the West and China.
We also address the pressing issue of Taiwan's energy dependency, as 90% of its energy sources are imported. This has prompted Taiwan to bolster its military defenses internally, particularly since the United States is currently the only country willing to sell arms to Taiwan (due to widespread apprehension about China and fears that China will target the families of defense contractors.)
Midway through the interview, I asked our guest to steelman China's perspective on its desire to assert control over Taiwan. The result was disturbing.
We also discussed whether Taiwan should become the 51st state of the United States and whether Taiwan's manufacturing expertise could help revive the U.S. manufacturing sector.
This was an important conversation about a critical geopolitical issue that’s of indispensable importance to the United States. Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
Good comments here. It seems to be a universal truth that giving up your nukes makes you a target—and getting them is a safety guarantee.
Also, nukes do not need to be launched. They can be smuggled into a country and then detonated at a time of choosing.
Taiwan as a 51st state??? NO! Absolutely not! Not only because that would bring the US closer to a war with China--which I predict the CCP will initiate in 2049, the 100th anniversary of the CCP-- but also because that would inevitably mean that it would be like Puerto Rico and all other US territories in that its citizens and economy would receive incessant billions of $ each year in the form of welfare schemes, loans, grants, and bailouts all funded via tax-thievery (legalized theft, but theft nonetheless) perpetrated by US federal and state governments against US citizens and their earnings and other personal wealth. NO tax-theft funded "aid" and weaponry to Taiwan, or any other country! Leave the Taiwanese to fend for themselves, and defend themselves against China, which they are doing quite well. It is NOT our problem! It is not our conflict!