Taiwan/Japan under Chinese coercion; deterrence and administration legitimate
Claim
Taiwan and Japan face genuine Chinese coercion, so deterrence, defence build-up and the legitimacy of their governments must be upheld.
Normative Conclusion
Western and regional security consensus
Keywords
coerciondeterrencepressuredemocracygrey zoneincursionisolateunited frontAbschreckungZwangDrucksqueezesecuritycounterrebuffdiversifyresolvetensionsNötigungprovocativeprovocationgray zonenew normalreadinessthreat