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Chinese President Shows Carrots to Taiwan People (At Least Those Who Share "One China" View)
Taiwan Strait, 2024.
Can A Conflict Be Averted?
Can A Conflict Be Averted?
A crisis is brewing between China π¨π³ and US πΊπΈ over Taiwan πΉπΌ
a bit of history
- 1683 - 1895: Taiwan belonged to Qing Dynasty(ζΈ ) of China.
- 1895: Ceded to Japan.
- 1945: China retook Taiwan after defeating Japan in War World II.
- 1949: Nationalists fled to Taiwan after losing a civic war.
- 1950: US intervened to block Communists from pursuing Nationalists.
- 1954-1955: First Taiwan Strait Crisis.
- 1958: Second Taiwan Strait Crisis.
- 1995-96: Third Taiwan Strait Crisis.
- 2022: Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis.
- 2024-: Fifth Taiwan Strait Crisis?
Jan. 13, 2024, Taiwan elected Pro-independence President Lai Ching-te.
China framed the election as a choice between war and peace.
Electing Lai Ching-te means choosing war, China implied.
Will China make good on its threat?
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