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Taiwan Boosts Maritime Security Amid Rising Tensions

4/21/2026

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Taiwan Enhances Security

Taiwan is intensifying contingency planning in response to rising tensions from the Iran conflict and potential Chinese actions.
Officials note the Taiwan Strait's vulnerability, including chokepoints, and say blockade scenarios are now part of exercises.
The government is investing NT$63.91 billion to enhance maritime security and early warning systems.
The United States and Japan are conducting large-scale exercises as experts warn China could restrict activity without a formal blockade.

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Freymann Warns Invasion

Eyck Freymann's book Defending Taiwan argues the United States lacks a credible contingency plan for a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
He notes the closure of the Strait of Hormuz as evidence of U.S. unpreparedness and its risk to global supply chains.
Freymann warns that an invasion would disrupt technology and semiconductor supply chains, risking economic turmoil, a concern echoed by the bipartisan House Select Committee on the CCP.

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Taiwan Enhances Security

Taiwan is intensifying contingency planning in response to rising tensions from the Iran conflict and potential Chinese actions.
Officials note the Taiwan Strait's vulnerability, including chokepoints, and say blockade scenarios are now part of exercises.
The government is investing NT$63.91 billion to enhance maritime security and early warning systems.
The United States and Japan are conducting large-scale exercises as experts warn China could restrict activity without a formal blockade.

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