A new deterrence strategy proposed by American scholars has turned the argument of Chinese plans to invade Taiwan on its head. A paper, titled ‘Broken Nest: Deterring China from Invading Taiwan’ written by Jared McKinney and co-authored by Peter Harris in US Army War College’s quarterly academic journal Parameters, has urged Taiwan to follow a “scorched earth policy” and destroy its semiconductor industry if China decided to invade Taiwan. It was the most downloaded academic paper of 2021 from Parameters, reported The Register. The authors urged that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the biggest chipmaker in the world and the...