About this episode

The episode discusses the strategies needed to deter China from taking Taiwan, focusing on military, economic, and diplomatic aspects.

Taiwan makes 90% of the world’s most advanced semiconductors — and China wants to take it without breaking it - using economic coercion if they can. If Beijing succeeds, the global tech economy becomes weaponized. FDD CCTI Senior Director and Senior Fellow RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery and Stanford Hoover Institution Fellow Eyck Freymann break down the military, economic, and diplomatic strategies the U.S. and its allies must deploy right now to deter China — and what happens if they fail.

People in this episode

Host: Cliff May

Guests: RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Eyck Freymann

Topics covered

• Taiwan
• China
• semiconductors
• economic coercion
• military strategy
• diplomatic strategy

Keywords

• Taiwan
• China
• semiconductors
• economic coercion
• military strategy
• diplomatic strategy
• global tech economy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FDD, Stanford Hoover Institution

Places: Taiwan, China, U.S.

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