The Taiwan scenario that could outfox the US | DW News

You've heard about the risks of a Chinese invasion or blockade of Taiwan. But another, gray-zone scenario is getting increasingly serious attention from experts and governments: Beijing imposing a "quarantine" on Taiwan. This could enable China to demonstrate control over Taiwan while presenting its actions to the world as wholly unthreatening. In this special interview, DW's Richard Walker breaks down this scenario with Rush Doshi, China specialist in the National Security Council in the Biden administration. What would be the purpose of such a move? What could China gain and what risks would it face? And how would the U.S. and other countries deal with the huge dilemmas such a scenario would present? Chapters: 00:00 The gray zone 01:36 What is a quarantine? 02:29 Pushing boundaries 03:49 How it could work 06:30 Goals 10:36 Response options 15:12 Escalation risk 20:23 Xi & the long game 26:30 Deterrence For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram:   / dwnews   ►TikTok:   / dwnews   ►Facebook:   / deutschewellenews   ►Twitter:   / dwnews   Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie:    / dwdeutsch   Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutsche... #xi #taiwan #china #dwgeopolitics