Taipei: Taiwan and the United States need to prepare for a crisis triggered by China's intensifying gray-zone pressure rather than focus only on deterring a full-scale conflict, a Stanford University scholar said Wednesday at a symposium in Taipei.

According to Focus Taiwan, Eyck Freymann, a Hoover Fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution, emphasized the importance of crisis preparation during a panel discussion on democratic resilience and national security. He stated, "Taiwan's fate is more likely to be determined by a crisis than by a war."

Freymann further suggested the necessity for a collective doctrine or concept of operations to address and deter potential crises, rather than solely focusing efforts on preventing a war. The symposium highlighted the need for strategic preparation in response to China's evolving tactics.