Taiwan has announced the deployment of drone swarms and unmanned boats as part of its asymmetric defense strategy, aiming to increase the cost and complexity of a potential Chinese invasion. This initiative falls under an area denial strategy designed to deter military aggression in the Taiwan Strait. Markets currently price the probability of a Chinese invasion before 2027 at 11.5%, a figure that reflects a strengthened deterrent posture from Taipei. This strategy echoes the U.S. military concept of creating a « hellscape » in the Taiwan Strait to disrupt and deter any invasion attempt.
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