The Recorder - My Turn: China and Taiwan: Will there be war?

My Turn: China and Taiwan: Will there be war?
A Taiwan Coast Guard officer stands guard under a Taiwanese flag during Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou's visit to Pengjia Islet in the East China Sea, north of Taiwan, April 9, 2016. AP
Published: 5/26/2021 8:24:09 AM
This column is about Taiwan, home to 23 million people and a democratically elected government. China considers Taiwan “an inalienable part of Chinese territory,” a breakaway province that China is determined to “reunite” with the mainland.
The Economist magazine calls this situation “the most dangerous place on earth.” Will there be a war over Taiwan in the foreseeable future?
Some background is in order. During the 1930s and 1940s there was ongoing civil war between the Nationalists, the official government of China, and the Communists led by Mao Tse-tung. In 1949, Mao won. The Nationalist leader, Chiang Kai Shek, and the remnants of his army retreated from the Chinese mainland to the island of Taiwan.

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