THE MILITARY BALANCE: CHINA, TAIWAN, US, & JAPAN
As we point out in Chapter 4 of our book Strait Talk, when considering threats China is more concerned with political warfare and the “intent” of other nations than with the “capability.” Although there is little chance that China will use force against Taiwan to resolve issues, Japan in the East China Sea dispute, or parties to the South China Sea dispute, it is still useful to understand capabilities. As China, the U.S., Japan, and Taiwan develop and acquire new military capabilities these efforts are more often than not part of a political warfare strategy especially for China and, to a lesser extent now than before, Taiwan. This section of the EAPASI website will post links to reliable sources containing some capabilities discussions of the four nations.