Taipei, Sept. 9 -- A prominent US-based think tank has cautioned Taiwan to urgently address critical weaknesses in its energy infrastructure, warning that its dependence on Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) could leave it vulnerable to Chinese geopolitical pressure, as reported by the Taipei Times.

According to the Taipei Times, the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) released a report following a tabletop simulation held in July that explored potential Chinese strategies to disrupt Taiwan's energy supplies.

The two-day exercise involved experts from Taiwan, Japan, Australia, and the UK and simulated a cyber-enabled economic warfare (CEEW) campaign aimed at crippling Taiwan's LNG and coal imports.

The FDD warned that China cou...