What kind of navy should Taiwan build to counter China?
Short answerA stronger conventional-submarine force supported by distant Pacific rearming arrangements.
NotesTaiwan is broadly moving in a sensible direction but would benefit from more diesel-electric attack submarines. Support points farther into the Pacific could let those boats rearm away from the island. Such dispersed bases would allow submarines to approach from directions the People's Liberation Army Navy might not expect. This approach turns geographic vulnerability into a sea-denial problem built around concealment, endurance, and remote logistics.