DEFENSE/Military expert rebuts claim 4-5 Chinese subs could blockade Taiwan
10/09/2025 09:03 PM
A Taiwanese military expert on Wednesday rejected a China studies scholar's claim that Beijing could impose a naval blockade on Taiwan by sending a few submarines into waters around the island country, questioning how long such a blockade could be sustained.
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