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March 30, 2026Journal of Chinese Political ScienceOpen Access

China’s Security Signaling in the Taiwan Strait: Narratives and Patterns (2016–2024)

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TCTitus Chih-Chieh ChenWTWei‐Feng Tzeng

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Overview

Analysis shows security signaling in Taiwan linked to nationalist narratives, indicating evolving regional dynamics.

Key Points

  • The research explores China's security signaling in the Taiwan Strait and its association with geo-strategic narratives.
  • Conducted longitudinal content analysis of nearly 2,000 People’s Daily articles from 2016 to 2024
  • Utilized a large language model for classification and retrieval-augmented generation in analysis
  • Employed statistical modeling to assess narrative indicators and security signaling patterns
  • Assertive messaging linked to nationalist narratives
  • Coercive signaling correlated with geo-strategic reassessment
  • China’s narratives indicate contradictory patterns in coercive posture

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Chen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c9c5a4f8fdd13afe0bd8adhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11366-026-09939-8
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