Where China-Taiwan Conflict Stands Now
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What’s playing out in Taiwan right now could shape the world for decades. As China threatens to bring the country back under its control by any means necessary, its people are pleading with the West to stand up to the communist superpower. NOW on #60Mins, the fear is that World War III could begin there, in the video published on Nov. 6, 2022, by 60 Minutes Australia, as “Inside the battle for Taiwan and China’s looming war threat | 60 Minutes Australia“, below:
Tensions over Taiwan are the highest they’ve been in nearly three decades. China has warned it will take Taiwan by force if necessary, while US military strategists are now mapping out war games to predict the impacts of a conflict. They forecast it could become a brutal regional war, with casualties and carnage on a scale not seen since WWII. It’s increasingly becoming a question of when – not if – China will launch an assault. Experts say it could be as early as 2025. And Australia would play a key role in the conflict as it spills across the Pacific. The investigation reveals how the US has been quietly building up its military assets in northern Australia, including plans to deploy nuclear capable B-52 bombers south of Darwin. There are now fears that relationship could pull Australia deeper into any future conflict, in the video published on Oct. 31, 2022, by ABC News in-depth, as “How could a war between China and Taiwan play out?| Four Corners“, below:
Taiwan is a democracy with a strong human rights record and a high standard of living. But despite the country’s economic strength and elected government, the island state struggles to receive international recognition. Even in terms of corruption, Taiwan’s track record is better than that of some European states. The problem is that Beijing regards democratic Taiwan, which seceded from the mainland in 1949, as a renegade province rather than an independent state. China is trying to isolate it internationally. Many fear that China has plans to attack Taiwan in the near future: The President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, has made it clear that his country is prepared to claim the island by military means. Beijing has been adopting this threatening stance for decades. Thus far, the goal has been to annex the island to the mainland at some undefined point in the future. China’s historically questionable worldview would see this as reunification; from Taiwan’s perspective, it would be annexation. Both countries are highly armed – a war would inevitably cost many people their lives. The film throws open a window on a nation that has been in a state of existential threat for decades; a country that is home to people who will defend their freedom at all costs – and also those who yearn for an imminent annexation with China, in the video published on Sep 16, 2022, by DW Documentary, as “Taiwan conflict – Facing the threat from China| DW Documentary“, below:
Lesley Stahl reports from Taiwan, where many seem unmoved by the shows of military force China has recently carried out, in the video published on Oct. 9, 2022, by 60 Minutes, as “Life in Taiwan with China flexing its military might| 60 Minutes“, below:
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