Taiwan is one of the hardest places on Earth to invade. Its mountains, the seas that surround it, and its few usable landing beaches have defeated the plans of great powers before. But according to a Taiwanese security scholar, the island’s gravest danger is not the one that would arrive by sea—it is the quieter campaign already under way to wear down the public’s will to resist until the threat no longer feels real.
Kuo Yu-jen, vice president of the Institute for National Policy Research, Taiwan’s oldest private think tank, on July 4 delivered that assessment at a recent forum hosted by the Taiwan Inspiration Association….
Taiwan Is Hard to Invade. The CCP Is Targeting Its People’s Will Instead, Expert Says

