Deterrence key to managing China threat: MoriartyStaff writer, with CNA, WashingtonThe US will have to bolster its regional deterrence capability to manage the threat to Taiwan posed by an increasingly assertive China, American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Chairman James Moriarty said. American Institute in Taiwan Chairman James Moriarty talks to the media in Taipei on April 15, 2019. However, there is “no hope” that this approach would succeed, given what Taiwanese have seen happen in Hong Kong, Moriarty said. “Unfortunately, I fear that we’re at a stage where deterrence is probably the most important thing Taiwan can do,” he said. Asked if Washington should replace its policy of “strategic ambiguity” with an explicit guarantee to defend Taiwan, Moriarty expressed skepticism.

Source: Taipei Times August 10, 2021 15:56 UTC