China-Taiwan conflict

While the situations are not identical, the tactical and geopolitical parallels make the Falklands War worth studying in the Taiwan context.

Once again the former Australian prime minister has made headlines, this time by making the ahistorical claim that Taiwan is “sitting on Chinese real estate.”

Is China's military the juggernaut some imagine, or a paper tiger like Russia's degraded armed forces? Either way, getting a definitive answer would be terrible for almost everyone.

Taiwan’s election season will likely stabilize the cross-strait situation, but all bets are off when the new administration comes into office.

As tensions around Taiwan increase, remote Okinawan islands look to prepare for a possible conflict by investing in evacuation shelters and other defensive infrastructure.

ASEAN would not be insulated from any damaging consequences arising from a Taiwan Strait conflict, particularly when it comes to their citizens working in Taiwan. 

A cross-strait conflict would involve tremendous human suffering – and major difficulties in providing humanitarian aid.

While providing Taiwan with nuclear weapons may not be practical, including Taiwan under the U.S. nuclear umbrella is a feasible alternative.

Joseph Wu said Taiwan, with a population of 23 million compared to China's 1.4 billion, has to defend itself and is not asking other countries to fight for it.

What do the Taiwanese people themselves think?

The United States bars most sales of weapons-related technology to China anyway, so it’s unclear what effect the sanctions will have.