How Taiwan Can Win the Strait

The article argues that Taiwan can better deter or defeat a Chinese assault by relying on a more mobile, asymmetric naval and coastal defense posture rather than trying to match China ship for ship. Its core claim is that small, survivable, dispersed systems—especially missiles, drones, mines, and fast attack craft—can raise the cost of invasion enough to deny Beijing a quick victory. The piece frames this as a practical evolution of Taiwan’s defense strategy, not a full conventional naval contest. Its strongest point is the logic of denial and cost-imposition; its weakest point is that success still depends on timing, training, and outside support.