Report by Mark F. Cancian, Matthew F. Cancian, and Eric Heginbotham Published July 31, 2025 Since 2022, China has conducted numerous military drills and exercises simulating blockades of the island of Taiwan, a democracy of 23 million that sits astride one of the world's maritime chokepoints. What would happen if China initiated a blockade of Taiwan in the coming years? To understand the military

