What does it mean to be a porcupine, and how might it help Taiwan deter Chinese aggression?
of Chinese invasion has loomed over Taiwan for more than 70 years—so long that many Taiwanese have grown to assume it will never happen. Russia’s invasion ofshattered that complacency. Taiwan suddenly has a live example of a large state invading a smaller neighbour while claiming that it is not a real country—the same claim China makes about Taiwan. The disturbing parallel has sparked a public debate over whether Taiwan is prepared to fend off an invasion.
The “porcupine” strategy is also known as asymmetrical warfare or, as Lee Hsi-Ming, then the chief of the Taiwanese armed forces, called it when he introduced the strategy in 2017, the “Overall Defence Concept”. At its heart is a recognition that Taiwan and China are no longer evenly matched, and that the island therefore needs to adopt nimbler and lighter ways of fending off a stronger enemy. Think David versus Goliath.
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