Taiwan’s Food Resiliency—or Not—in a Conflict with China

Bibliographic Data

ID20139445
AuthorsGraciella Faico Ferreira (0000-0002-0036-0298, corresponding author), Gustavo F Ferreira, Jamie A Critelli, Jamie A, Arif Hussen Jamie (0000-0002-2856-599X)
Year2023
Volume53
Issue2
Publication date2023-04-21
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe US Army War College Quarterly Parameters (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0031-1723 • E-ISSN: 0031-1723
PublisherUnited States Army War College Press (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.55540/0031-1723.3216
OpenAlexW4366770009
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited1

The US military, intelligence, and diplomatic communities have overlooked a key vulnerability in their assessment of a military conflict between China and Taiwan—Taiwan’s growing reliance on agricultural imports and its food stocks (except for rice) that could endure trade disruptions for only six months. This article assesses Taiwan’s agricultural sector and its ability to feed the country’s population if food imports and production are disrupted by a military conflict with China or a naval blockade imposed by the People’s Liberation Army Navy; identifies the food products that should be prioritized in resupply operations, based on Taiwan's nutritional needs and domestic food production; and outlines the required logistical assets. These findings underscore the urgency for US military planners to develop long-term logistical solutions for this complex strategic issue

Agricultural productivity · Agriculture · Business · China · Computer security · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Food security · Geography · International trade · Navy · Political science · Population · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing) · GABA and Rice Research · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies · Law

Tools

Open DOIOpen Access