Lawfare Path to Taiwan Reunification

Beijing’s Taiwan debate is shifting from military timelines to legal and administrative tools—criminalizing 'independence,' expanding gray‑zone 'administrative enforcement,' and sketching post‑reunification governance. Law scholars, notably at Xiamen University, are stepping into a space once dominated by IR specialists to design the rule‑of‑law frame for unification. — If China pursues unification via law and bureaucracy rather than overt force, U.S. and allied strategy must adapt to legal‑political pressure campaigns instead of only military deterrence.