Joseph E. Lin is a Non-Resident SPF Fellow at Pacific Forum CSIS, a Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Reserve Officer in the U.S. Navy. The views expressed in this article are those of the author’s alone and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the U.S. government. A modified version of this piece will be published through Pacific Forum CSIS.

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