Taiwan's Food Resiliency - or Not - in a Conflict with China
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; 53(2):39-60, 2023.
Artigo
em Inglês
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-20235513
ABSTRACT
The US military, intelligence, and diplomatic communities have overlooked a key vulnerability in their assessment of a potential military conflict between China and Taiwan- Taiwan's growing reliance on agricultural imports and its food stocks (except for rice) that could endure trade disruptions for only six months. This article assesses Taiwan's agricultural sector and its ability to feed the country's population if food imports and production are disrupted;identifies the food products that should be prioritized in resupply operations, based on Taiwan's nutritional needs and domestic food production;and outlines the required logistical assets. These findings underscore the urgency for US military planners to develop long-term logistical solutions for this complex strategic issue.
Political Science; Food security; Production; Feeds; Agricultural production; Food products; Embargoes & blockades; Corn; International trade; Food supply; Grain; Industrialized nations; Food prices; Imports; Food; Intelligence gathering; COVID-19; Agriculture; Farmers; Agricultural commodities; Farms; Conflict; Rice; Gross Domestic Product--GDP; Stocks; Coronaviruses; Harvest; Inventory; Self sufficiency; United States--US; China; Taiwan
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2023
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