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ASPI — The Strategist · 25 September 2026

To deter China, we need a global alliance of democracies

The article warns of a possible major war over a Chinese attempt to seize Taiwan and argues that the world’s leading democracies need a formidable alliance to deter China. It proposes the D7 group as a possible starting point for such an alliance.

Why it matters: This matters for deterrence: the article argues that a united global alliance of democracies is needed to deter China from using force against Taiwan.

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Record

Source
ASPI — The Strategist (tier 1)
Published
25 September 2026
Link
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/to-deter-china-we-need-a-global-alliance-of-democracies/
Content depth
full
Regions
asia-pacific, europe-eurasia-mena
Subregions
china, taiwan, eu, russia
Actors
China, United States, EU, Russia, NATO
Edition
2026-09-26

Grounding

Verbatim spans from the source text that support the summary above.

an enormous war breaking out in the next few years over a Chinese attempt to seize Taiwan
the world’s leading democracies need to establish an alliance formidable enough to deter China
A possible starting point is the D7 group