Special report | The home front
The battle with China is psychological as much as physical
The importance of psychology in resisting China
ROBERT TSAO pulled a helmet on, grinning as he held up a copy of his Taiwan identity card. “I am 100% Taiwanese, and I’ve come back to defend my country,” he said. It was September 2022, weeks after Nancy Pelosi’s visit was followed by belligerent Chinese military exercises around Taiwan. The billionaire founder of UMC, Taiwan’s second-largest chipmaker, announced a $100m donation to Taiwan’s defence. He promised to support the training of 3m “black-bear warriors” over three years.
This article appeared in the Special report section of the print edition under the headline “Cognitive warfare”
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