Inside Taiwan's plan to deter a Chinese invasion | DW News

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As Taiwan runs its largest annual war games this week, we look at its strategy of overwhelming any Chinese invasion force with mass-produced, low-cost drones. It's a defense strategy modeled partly on lessons from the war in Ukraine. Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security, who co-authored a major report on Taiwan's drone defense strategy, tells us whether the plan can really work. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:15 Taiwan's drone defense strategy explained 02:41 Lessons from Ukraine and asymmetric warfare 04:18 How China is adapting to drone warfare 05:33 Danger of focusing too much on drones? 07:25 Drone supply chains and production challenges 09:09 Taiwan's international drone partnerships 10:11 Would Taiwan's 'hellscape' strategy really work? #taiwan #china #taiwanstrait #war #dwcurrentaffairs For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tikt

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