Taiwan

“If Taiwan chipmaking were to be knocked offline, there wouldn’t be enough capacity anywhere else in the world to make up for the loss,”

In essence, China poses an existential threat, not just economically, politically, and militarily, but also ideologically.

‘China’s strategic and economic influence has grown, so has their sense of vulnerability’

Proposes symbolic changes to the unofficial diplomatic relationship

President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart, Joe Biden, in a phone call on Thursday against “external interference” in Beijing’s dealings with the island.

The US ignored China’s warning of ‘yao guan’ in 1950 about intervening in the Korean war, resulting in strained relations until the 1970s

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds her weekly press conference at the US Capitol on July 21, when she said “it’s important for us to show support for Taiwan.”

Taiwanese military personnel take part in a military exercise simulating a Chinese invasion, amid rising tensions with the west and Beijing over the island

If the visit goes ahead, Nancy Pelosi would be the highest-ranked US official to visit Taiwan since 1997.

CIA Director Bill Burns seen here in 2021. Burns said Russia’s experience in Ukraine is affecting Beijing’s calculations on how, not whether, to invade Taiwan