For Taiwan, Energy Security Would Be More Perilous Than Ukraine

As Ukraine has discovered, energy security is essential in a dangerous neighborhood

A screen in Beijing showed a Chinese military plane taking part in a drill around Taiwan this month.Photo: Kyodonews/Zuma Press

China’s latest military exercises around Taiwan have come to an end. But at some point, Taiwan could face a real Chinese blockade, not just a simulated one. Whether such a blockade ultimately succeeds would depend on many things, but in no small part on something crucial to all modern economies: energy.

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