‘Sanctions alone are unlikely to deter’ China from taking action but economic tools should be part of ‘broader contingency planning’: Rand.

Australia and Japan could serve as “core” members of potential US-led pre-emptive sanctions to deter Beijing from launching a military attack on Taiwan if Washington considers the threat imminent, according to an influential American think tank. Researchers from the Rand Corporation said that if the United States expected war to break out across the Taiwan Strait “within an ensuing three to six months”, it was possible Washington would put in place economic restraints “preemptively in a…

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