Crossing the Strait: China’s Military Prepares for War with Taiwan

Authors

Joel Wuthnow, National Defense University, Washington D.C.
Derek Grossman, RAND
Phillip C. Saunders, National Defense University, Washington D.C.
Andrew Scobell, United States Institute of Peace
Andrew N.D. Yang, Chinese Council of Advanced Policy Studies
Joshua Arostegui
Michael Casey
Alexander Chieh-cheng Huang
Chieh Chung
Mathieu Duchâtel
Conor M. Kennedy
Roderick Lee
Sale Lilly
Drew Thompson

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Description

Both the U.S. and Chinese militaries are increasingly focused on a possible confrontation over Taiwan. China regards the island as an integral part of its territory and is building military capabilities to deter Taiwan independence and compel Taiwan to accept unification. Based on original research by leading international experts, Crossing the Strait: China’s Military Prepares for War with Taiwan explores the political and military context of cross-strait relations, with a focus on understanding the Chinese decision calculus about when and how to use force, the capabilities the People’s Liberation Army would bring to the fight, and what Taiwan can do to defend itself.

Document Type

Book

Topic(s)

Chinese Military

First Country/Region

China

Publication Date

8-2022

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, DC

ISBN

978-0-9968249-8-9

Keywords

CSCMA

Recommended Citation

Wuthnow, Joel; Grossman, Derek; Saunders, Phillip C.; Scobell, Andrew; Yang, Andrew N.D.; Arostegui, Joshua; Casey, Michael; Huang, Alexander Chieh-cheng; Chung, Chieh; Duchâtel, Mathieu; Kennedy, Conor M.; Lee, Roderick; Lilly, Sale; and Thompson, Drew, "Crossing the Strait: China’s Military Prepares for War with Taiwan" (2022). Books and Book Chapters. 2.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/books-and-book-chapters/2