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By Peter Wonacott| United States Institute of Peace@ KEY TAKEAWAYS An invasion of Taiwan would deprive Beijing of foreign capital, critical technology and tax revenue. A sea and air blockade of Taiwan would also hurt China’s own economy. Beijing might attempt to limit direct U.S. confrontation — but any loss of life on Taiwan’s side would lead to escalation. KEY TAKEAWAYS An invasion of Taiwan would deprive Beijing of foreign capital, critical technology and tax revenue.
By Peter Wonacott| The Wall Street Journal Verified LAHORE, Pakistan -- After escaping kidnappers who chained him to a bed for 25 days, Mohammad Javed Afridi pressed Pakistani law enforcement for swift justice. The police offered him something else: temporary permits for four automatic assault rifles. Since Mr. Afridi's ordeal ended in mid-October, police in his hometown of Peshawar, in northwestern Pakistan, haven't made an arrest in his case. They raided the kidnappers' hide-out, but the captors got away, a senior Peshawar police official says.
By Peter Wonacott| United States Institute of Peace@ KEY TAKEAWAYS An invasion of Taiwan would deprive Beijing of foreign capital, critical technology and tax revenue. A sea and air blockade of Taiwan would also hurt China’s own economy. Beijing might attempt to limit direct U.S. confrontation — but any loss of life on Taiwan’s side would lead to escalation. KEY TAKEAWAYS An invasion of Taiwan would deprive Beijing of foreign capital, critical technology and tax revenue.
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