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China’s next target: the clock is ticking for Taiwan

After Hong Kong, is Taiwan China’s next target?

11 July 2020

9:00 AM

11 July 2020

9:00 AM

The fate of Hong Kong should make us worried about Taiwan. China’s introduction of a new security law for Hong Kong — which hollowed out the spirit of the ‘one country, two systems’ notion — is a powerful reminder of the importance of sovereignty for the Chinese Communist party. We should ask whether Taiwan is next on the list.

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Dr Alessio Patalano is Reader in East Asian Warfare and Security at King’s College London and senior fellow at Policy Exchange.

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