On The Brink Of War: USA, China, and Taiwan

Taiwan and China relations have never been great, but the recent skirmish hints at an inevitable war.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (left), US President Joe Biden (center), Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) | Photo Credits: Asia Times

Taiwan and China will always be enemies: China wants to swallow Taiwan into its territory while Taiwan intends to retain its sovereignty. But, given that the China-Taiwan conflict has raged since the 1940s, why are…