Plan could include cyber attack and assassinations in U.S.
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/02/22
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A study from a leading United States think tank describes how
China’s Navy active overseas. (By Associated Press)
China could approach and plan for a potential invasion of Taiwan, reports said Thursday.
In “Coping with Surprise in Great Power Conflicts” for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Mark Cancian, a retired Marine Corps colonel, describes how wars can erupt by surprise and disrupt the best plans.
The report often refers to Russia and China, mentioning Chinese attacks on Taiwan and Vietnam as possible surprise conflicts.
In contrast to a popular view, Cancian is not certain that the U.S. will be fast enough to come to Taiwan’s aid. [FULL STORY]
