Recent Taiwan War Games Revealed Few Good Options For U.S. To Deter China

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Washington Post: In Taiwan war game, few good options for U.S. to deter China 

The United States has “few credible options” to respond if China were to seize a set of islands administered by Taiwan in the South China Sea, underscoring the need for Washington and Taipei to build deterrence “against limited Chinese aggression,” according to the results of a war game conducted recently by foreign policy experts in Washington and the Asia-Pacific region. 

The scenario was examined by the Center for a New American Security, a Washington-based think tank, and detailed in a report published Tuesday. It supposes that Chinese forces invade the Pratas islands, capturing the 500 Taiwanese troops who are based there and establishing a military outpost. 

It’s a theoretical dilemma for the Pentagon that “many China-watchers view as increasingly plausible” — and one that “reinforces the need for regular planning exercises between Taiwanese and U.S. personnel,” the report says.  

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WNU Editor: An analysis of these war games is here .... The Poison Frog Strategy: Preventing a Chinese Fait Accompli Against Taiwanese Islands (Center for a New American Security).