Strategic Vision Special Issue 7

From the Editors,

It has now been a year since then-US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, prompting a military show of force from China that has come to be known as the Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis. While Pelosi’s visit was an important milestone, reiterating Taiwan’s de facto independence and highlighting Taipei’s close ties with Washington, the security situation in the Taiwan Strait has only become tenser. PLA incursions into Taiwan’s ADIZ have expanded exponentially, and Beijing’s pressure against Taiwan has ramped up-as much an effort to influence Taiwan’s upcoming elections as to establish a new normal regarding the close proximity of PLA assets around the Island.

Seeking like-minded partners in first island chain peace/ Masafumi Ishii

Taiwanese unafraid during Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis/ Zane Zhang

Preparations to endure Chinese blockade/ Tom Yang

North Korean midget submarines offer lessons to ROC/ Jan Feryna & Kristyna Drmotova

Regional joint security cooperation needed/ Chang-Ching Tu

We hope you enjoy this issue, and that our coverage helps to make sense of current geopolitical realities. We look forward to bringing you the finest analysis and reporting on the issues of importance to security in the Taiwan Strait and the Asia-Pacific region.

Dr. Fu-Kuo Liu – Editor Strategic Vision