Why should Americans care about Taiwan? Some practical answers to that question are answered in The Strategy of Denial by Elbridge Colby, a book outlining a containment strategy for China. American economic prosperity is very much tied to the fate of East Asia, whose developed economies are closely intertwined with ours. China is the natural behemoth of Asia. But thanks to regional dynamics at the end of the Second World War, many of the key economies there are today under an American sphere of influence. Should the U.S. lose this influence to China, it would make Americans immediately worse off by severing them from access to supply chains that have become critical to their economy. Hegemony over East Asia would also transform China from the formidable nation it is today into a true imperial juggernaut – a power able to dictate global politics and economy that no one would be able to resist. Taiwan is in danger of being the first domino to fall on the path to a Chinese empire run by the CCP. That’s why people are so concerned about its fate today.
The Strategy of Denial by Elbridge Colby
The Strategy of Denial by Elbridge Colby
The Strategy of Denial by Elbridge Colby
Why should Americans care about Taiwan? Some practical answers to that question are answered in The Strategy of Denial by Elbridge Colby, a book outlining a containment strategy for China. American economic prosperity is very much tied to the fate of East Asia, whose developed economies are closely intertwined with ours. China is the natural behemoth of Asia. But thanks to regional dynamics at the end of the Second World War, many of the key economies there are today under an American sphere of influence. Should the U.S. lose this influence to China, it would make Americans immediately worse off by severing them from access to supply chains that have become critical to their economy. Hegemony over East Asia would also transform China from the formidable nation it is today into a true imperial juggernaut – a power able to dictate global politics and economy that no one would be able to resist. Taiwan is in danger of being the first domino to fall on the path to a Chinese empire run by the CCP. That’s why people are so concerned about its fate today.