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Welcome to my FAQ of the tensions between China and Taiwan! This FAQ will answer some questions that are commonly being asked about the tensions between China and Taiwan. I hope you learn something out of this!

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What is the basic situation between China and Taiwan?

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What is the basic situation between China and Taiwan?

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The main situation right now is that China is contemplating about whether they should invade Taiwan, ever since Russia invaded Ukraine. Experts say that tensions between China and Taiwan has been the highest in 40 years.

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What are your views about the tensions between China and Taiwan?

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What are your views about the tensions between China and Taiwan?

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I think that China shouldn’t invade Taiwan, seeing as how the Russia-Ukraine war is turning out so far. Although it would be interesting to see how a war between Taiwan and China would turn out, people are still people, and I don’t want more deaths then there should be in the world right now.

You can comment on your views about the tensions between China and Taiwan using the comment section down below. Doesn’t have to be too detailed.

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What happened between China and Taiwan in the past?

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What happened between China and Taiwan in the past?

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The ROC (Republic of China) was founded by China in 1912. Around that time, Taiwan was under Japanese colonial rule due to the 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki, when the Qing ceded Taiwan to Japan. The ROC began taking jurisdiction over Taiwan in 1945 after Japan surrendered at the end of World War II.

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Who is currently involved in the China-Taiwan tensions?

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Who is currently involved in the China-Taiwan tensions?

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Currently, China and Taiwan are the main nations involved. However, if China does potentially invade Taiwan, the United States and Japan will most likely take action against China. According to one source, only North Korea is China’s formal ally, after signing the Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation, and Mutual Assistance” in 1961.

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What would happen if China invaded Taiwan?

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What would happen if China invaded Taiwan?

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If China potentially invades Taiwan, the United States may get involved since, even though they have agreed to see Taiwan as a part of China, they will most probably join the war since they have military in the Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and China. Japan will also join the war if China invades Taiwan. In summary, World War III would basically occur if things get out of place quickly.

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What are the opinions around the tensions between China and Taiwan?

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What are the opinions around the tensions between China and Taiwan?

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Chinese Government: The Chinese Government believe that Taiwan is apart of China because they are more of a “breakaway province” and they are refusing to give them independence.

The Chinese Citizens: Most Chinese Citizens (as far as I know) believe that their government is insane because the government should respect that Taiwan wants to be independent.

The Taiwanese Citizens: The Taiwanese Citizens believe that China should not invade them. From seeing what happened during the Russia-Ukraine war, they will do anything to fight for independence for their country against China.

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How powerful is China’s military compared to Taiwan’s?

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How powerful is China’s military compared to Taiwan’s?

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This is just one example of a comparison between China’s and Taiwan’s military power. It explains that Taiwan’s military power is much, much lower than China’s because, if you look at China’s ranks compared to Taiwan’s, Taiwan has lower ranks than China. The ratio between the military power is also a negative correlation between the one to one ratio of China to Taiwan.

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https://www.airforcemag.com/china-military-power-report-highlights-concern-over-taiwan-contingency/

https://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-comparison-detail.php?form=form&country1=china&country2=taiwan&Submit=COMPARE

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2022/02/07/why-is-unification-so-unpopular-in-taiwan-its-the-prc-political-system-not-just-culture/

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-warns-drastic-measures-if-taiwan-provokes-independence-2021-12-29/

https://www.taiwan.gov.tw/content_3.php

https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/rusi-newsbrief/chinas-only-ally