The grey zone: How China is closing in on Taiwan
While Washington worries about a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, China is deploying a set of tactics that could see it take its neighbour without firing a shot.
Day after day, Chinese planes and ships are going steadily closer to the island. Called “grey-zone” tactics, this intimidation is eroding Taiwan’s borders and undermining Taiwanese confidence.
Alice Su, The Economist’s senior China correspondent and Anton La Guardia, our diplomatic editor, travelled to hot spots of grey-zone aggression in Taiwan to find out if China’s strategy is working.
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