War in Strait risks global trade: report

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : " China's rising assertiveness has sparked fears that it might soon attempt to use force to bring Taiwan under its control, but Beijing has a range of options short of an invasion at its disposal, the report said. CSIS research suggested that less kinetic actions, such as a coast guard-led quarantine of Taiwan, are more likely in the short term, and such lower-intensity contingencies could still threaten the trillions of dollars of trade that moves through the Taiwan Strait each year, it said.
36% : "For Washington, working closely with allies and partners to maintain cross-strait stability is essential to safeguarding international trade.

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