The price China is willing to pay: how would an invasion of Taiwan unfold?
The two countries have many reasons to avoid a war, but several forces may push Beijing towards an attack
08 March 2022 - 19:29
Xi Jinping’s Chinese Communist Party has threatened to invade Taiwan for more than seven decades. Now fears are growing among analysts, officials and investors that it might actually follow through over the next few years, potentially triggering a war with the US...
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