How the U.S. Can Deter China from Invading Taiwan in 2027 with Eyck Freymann

How the U.S. Can Deter China from Invading Taiwan in 2027 with Eyck Freymann

From The Realignment by The Realignment

May 28, 2026 · 59 min · Episode 681

About this episode

Eyck Freymann discusses strategies for deterring a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan and the implications for U.S.-China relations.

After President Trump's visit to China with his summit with President Xi Jinping, Eyck Freymann, Hoover Fellow at Stanford University and author of Defending Taiwan: A Strategy to Prevent War with China, joins The Realignment. Eyck and Marshall to unpack the Taiwan question, America's interests in the island's fate, the One China policy, and the future of U.S.-China competition. They discuss Taiwan’s domestic politics, deterrence, semiconductors, gray-zone conflict, and what the coming years could mean for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific.

People in this episode

Host: Marshall

Guest: Eyck Freymann

Topics covered

  • U.S.-China relations
  • Taiwan
  • deterrence strategy
  • semiconductors
  • gray-zone conflict
  • Indo-Pacific stability

Keywords

  • Taiwan
  • China
  • deterrence
  • semiconductors
  • U.S.-China competition
  • gray-zone conflict
  • Indo-Pacific

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Books & works: Defending Taiwan: A Strategy to Prevent War with China

Places: Taiwan, China, United States, Indo-Pacific

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