OPINION_ To Deter China, Peace Through Strength Cannot Be Just a Catch Phrase

THE EPOCH TIMES 

To Deter China, Peace Through Strength Cannot Be Just a Catch Phrase

A Chinese PLA submarine in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province, on June 25, 2025. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images 

Gary Anderson 
7/4/2025|Updated: 7/4/2025 

Commentary 


If China invades Taiwan, what will the U.S. do? Frankly, no-one knows due to the longstanding U.S. policy of strategic ambiguity. It has been successful because of the great military disparity between Washington and Beijing. However, the Chinese military build-up beginning with Hu Jintao and accelerated under the era of Xi Jingping. Xi has made clear that the option to claim Taiwan through the use of military force is now a viable option. 

Does Xi Jinping’s aggressive stance toward Taiwan force the U.S. to take a stance and remove ambiguity? My recommendation is a qualified yes. 

First, China has long regarded Taiwan a “core national interest,” along with Xinjiang Province, Hong Kong, Tibet, and the South China Sea. China has used coercive diplomacy to force nations to recognize Taiwan as part of China and have lost patience with the “one China” policy that has allowed Taiwan relative autonomy. Xi Jinping is ready to take Taiwan by force as has been noted by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s ADM Paparo. 

It is predicted that as early as 2027 China will take Taiwan by force if all other options have not ceded control of the Republic of China to the People’s Republic of China. 

If we are to assure the defense of Taiwan, how do we successfully deter China from attempting to take Taiwan by force? 

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