Episode Notes:

What if enough Taiwanese citizens were discouraged from fighting in the event of a contingency with China? Recent Chinese military writings have explored the concept of cognitive effects on Taiwan's population in more depth, with the goal of discouraging competitive actions against Beijing. How exactly does that play out, and does it even work? Howard Wang joins Nicole to examine these questions, based on his recent article, co-authored with Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga.

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