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Taiwan Overall Defense Concept (ODC)
![Taiwan’s New Submarines Will Be a Mixed Blessing Taiwan’s New Submarines Will Be a Mixed Blessing](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-09-29-170426.jpg)
Taiwan’s New Submarines Will Be a Mixed Blessing
By Rowan Allport
Taiwan’s first domestically built submarine, the Hai Kun, is a significant technical achievement, but will only modestly contribute to the island’s defense.
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Taiwan’s Defense Dilemma
By Jenny Li
As the U.S. urges Taiwan to adopt a security strategy that requires foreign intervention, it also upholds a policy of strategic ambiguity, making it difficult for Taipei to commit to a purely defensive approach.
![How China’s Military Is Preparing for War With Taiwan How China’s Military Is Preparing for War With Taiwan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-02-8.jpg)
How China’s Military Is Preparing for War With Taiwan
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Joel Wuthnow.
![Taiwan’s Overall Defense Concept, Explained Taiwan’s Overall Defense Concept, Explained](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-11-02-11.jpg)
Taiwan’s Overall Defense Concept, Explained
By Lee Hsi-min and Eric Lee
The concept’s developer explains the asymmetric approach to Taiwan’s defense.
![Is Taiwan Really Buying the ‘Wrong’ Weapons? Is Taiwan Really Buying the ‘Wrong’ Weapons?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-03-31.png)
Is Taiwan Really Buying the ‘Wrong’ Weapons?
By Corey Lee Bell
Taiwan’s defense procurement strategy makes a lot more sense when viewed through the lens of the U.S. factor.
![Time for Taiwan to Scrap the Indigenous Diesel Submarine Time for Taiwan to Scrap the Indigenous Diesel Submarine](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-48269530096_3012b75b50_k.jpg)
Time for Taiwan to Scrap the Indigenous Diesel Submarine
By Michael A. Hunzeker and Joseph Petrucelli
The stakes are too high for Taiwan to waste money on outdated programs.
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