| dc.description.abstract | This paper aims to explore the stance of
the present governments in each member nation that
is part of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD)
if China invades Taiwan in the near future. However,
the author wishes to state that Chinese invasion of
Taiwan would not be a direct military assault but a
carefully calculated machination in which the islandnation
would be subdued into submission without
firing a single bullet. Nevertheless, securing Taiwan’s
independence would be the first formidable
challenge the nations of QUAD would face since the
sole mission of this union is to contain Chinese
influence and expansion into the Indian Ocean and
Asia Pacific regions. Therefore, the research question
outlying this paper is if QUAD will intervene to save
Taiwan from an imminent Chinese invasion? To
answer this question, this research identifies two
objectives. The first is to gather information on the
nature of the diplomatic relationship maintained by
QUAD member states with China. The second
objective on the other hand, is to explore academic
and defence related material available on strategies
that QUAD may apply to prevent Chinese
consolidation of Taiwan. When exploring the
resources available on this scenario, it appears that
there are a number of factors to consider by each
member state before they all agree on defending
Taiwan from China. Similar for China, it is a question
of whether the Communist Party of China believes
that its military is capable to confront the united
forces of four economic powerhouses. Nevertheless,
despite the reservations of Japan, India and Australia,
The United States would be compelled to come for
Taiwan’s aid if USA wishes to maintain its superiority
in Asia Pacific, even if it fails to prevent China
ultimately consolidating Taiwan into PRC. The
methodology applied on this paper was based purely
on qualitative research and on secondary sources. | en_US |
