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Since World War 11, the United States has served as a stabilizer in the Asia-Pacific, acting as a military counterbalance to the Soviet Union during the Cold War and offering a security umbrella for its allies for more than sixty years. The order in Asia, created and maintained by the United States, brought about peace, stability and prosperity for its regional allies. China, which has enjoyed three decades of robust economic growth and a commitment to military modernization, is currently challenging this order. This chapter analyses China’s efforts to challenge US supremacy in the region through the enhancement of sea-power and the risk this poses for Taiwan, Specifically, this chapter analyses the relationship of technology to sea-power, and claims that China’s investment in military technology, particularly as applied to its maritime assets, is transforming China’s sea-power and is changing the cross-Strait balance of power in its favour. |
