{"id":332663,"date":"2026-04-07T15:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-taiwan-scenario-that-could-outfox-the-u-s-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:00:35","slug":"the-taiwan-scenario-that-could-outfox-the-u-s-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-taiwan-scenario-that-could-outfox-the-u-s-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The Taiwan scenario that could outfox the U.S. | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/lLUm7CHCEFo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The Taiwan scenario that could outfox the U.S. | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lLUm7CHCEFo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve heard about the risks of a Chinese invasion or blockade of Taiwan. But another, gray-zone scenario is getting increasingly serious attention from experts and governments: Beijing imposing a \u201cquarantine\u201d on Taiwan. This could enable China to demonstrate control over Taiwan while presenting its actions to the world as wholly unthreatening. In this special interview, DW\u2019s Richard Walker breaks down this scenario with Rush Doshi, China specialist in the National Security Council in the Biden administration. What would be the purpose of such a move? What could China gain and what risks would it face? And how would the U.S. and other countries deal with the huge dilemmas such a scenario would present? <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<br \/>\n#xi #taiwan #china #dwgeopolitics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve heard about the risks of a Chinese invasion or blockade of Taiwan. But another, gray-zone scenario is getting increasingly serious attention from experts and governments: Beijing imposing a \u201cquarantine\u201d on Taiwan. 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