Now on bbc news, its time for a special programme. Global questions the taiwan, china conflict. Hello, welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from Liberty Square in taipei, the capital city of taiwan. The main island of taiwan lies about 160 kilometres across the waters from china. In the past few months, china has stepped up its military exercises, and fired missiles over taiwan, in growing tensions with the government here. The chinese president , xijinping, has reiterated the claim that taiwan belongs to china, and he says he does not rule out the use of force to take it over. Meanwhile, the United States, which supports taiwan, has hardened its position with President Biden saying he would send american troops to defend it. So, if china did invade taiwan, it would be a conflict with huge global dimensions, one that involves the two superpowers, the United States and china. That is global questions, taiwan, a flashpoint with china and the world . Applause welcome to the
nationalists. using any words like communism, socialism, nationalism, patriotism. communism, socialism, nationalism, patriotism, to describe this regime, the communist party regime, it is giving the communist party regime, it is giving them too much credit. they want giving them too much credit. they want their giving them too much credit. they want their empty threats, which of course want their empty threats, which of course are want their empty threats, which of course are not completely empty, but they want course are not completely empty, but they want the threat to be amplified as much they want the threat to be amplified as much as they want the threat to be amplified as much as possible. all i m saying is, don t as much as possible. all i m saying is, don t help them. is, don t help them. what is your view on your is, don t help them. what is your view on your own is, don t help them. what is your view on your own question? - is, don t help them. what is y
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an amphibious invasion of taiwan is much higher than a land invasion which russia has carried out. they have to cross a 180 kilometre body of water, and in that passage there will be many moments where they are very vulnerable to taiwan s missile systems. economically, we have seen that the west has gone after russia and a comprehensive way. we have not seen the outcome of the war, i agree with that, they are yet to be seen, but china has taken note of the way that west has sanctioned russia, and thirdly, the strategic environment has changed. countries are much more worried and aware of the potential of a major war, and worried and aware of the potential ofa majorwar, and i worried and aware of the potential of a major war, and i think that is changing calculations in regional governments. it changing calculations in regional governments- changing calculations in regional covernments. . , , . governments. it all seems that you think it would governments. it all seems that you think
them as well, and discourage them, both sit together. i them as well, and discourage them, both sit together. both sit together. i think we should not be making both sit together. i think we should not be making suggestions - both sit together. i think we should not be making suggestions about i both sit together. i think we should i not be making suggestions about what the chinese might do to shut down taiwan the chinese might do to shut down taiwan. that would be my biggest comment~ taiwan. that would be my biggest comment. i think there are a lot of things comment. i think there are a lot of things that comment. i think there are a lot of things that taiwan can do, that are positive things that taiwan can do, that are positive to things that taiwan can do, that are positive to help prepare for the attack positive to help prepare for the attack. , ., . , attack. the question was with the russian example attack. the question was with the russian example serve attac