FILE PHOTO: In this photo taken Feb. 10, 2020, and released by the Republic of China (ROC) Ministry of National Defense, a Taiwanese Air Force F-16 in foreground flies on the flank of a Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) H-6 bomber as it passes near Taiwan. (Republic of China (ROC) Ministry of National Defense via AP)
Jeff Schogol,Task & Purpose: Why the next major war is likely to start in Taiwan
'We are talking about lots and lots of casualties.' If the United States and China get into a shooting war, there is a good chance it would start in Taiwan, which the Chinese communists view as a renegade province.
It’s no secret that China has long wanted to conquer the island nation, where nationalist forces retreated in 1949 after losing to the communists in China’s civil war.
The U.S government provides Taiwan with military equipment, much to China’s chagrin.
After the State Department announced on Aug. 4 that the U.S. government is selling Taiwan $750 million worth of weapons, including 40 155mm M109A6 Medium Self-Propelled Howitzer Systems, a spokesman for China’s foreign ministry said the weapons sale “severely jeopardizes China-US relations” and sends the wrong message to “Taiwan independence” forces.
“China will resolutely take legitimate and necessary counter-measures in light of the development of the situation,” the spokesperson said. Should the United States and China go to war, U.S. troops would face combat on a scale not seen since World War II.
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WNU Editor: I do not see a major war with Russia at any time in the future. If there is a major war it will be with China, and Taiwan will be the reason why.
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