Taiwan: China's next target? | DW Analysis

CA DW is a German public broadcast service. Wikipedia #China #Taiwan #CrossStraitRelations Taiwan: China's next target? | DW Analysis 3,250,144 views •Sep 18, 2020 36K 5K Share Save DW News 2.08M subscribers Despite China’s increasingly aggressive behaviour both at home and abroad, Beijing’s open threat to take control of Taiwan by force is receiving comparatively little attention – leaving this flourishing liberal democracy uniquely isolated and vulnerable. The threat may be far more imminent than many imagine. According to Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu “the Chinese authoritarian leaders may find Taiwan as a convenient scapegoat. Therefore Taiwan needs to be doubly concerned about a possible Chinese use of force against us.” CHAPTERS 5:09​ What is Taiwan? 16:05​ Why China wants Taiwan 26:25​ Scenario 1: Chipping away 33:10​ Scenario 2: Crimea 2.0 41:18​ Scenario 3: Invasion 49:05​ What now? In this video DW's Chief International Editor Richard Walker explores the roots of the threat in depth – aided by military and strategy experts from Taiwan, China, the United States and Germany. He charts the dramatic expansion in Beijing’s navy and advanced missile arsenal that is shifting the balance of power against the U.S. in the Pacific. The video examines three possible scenarios: China gradually chipping away at Taiwan’s stability via military and hybrid means; a sudden, Crimea-style annexation of outlying islands; and a full-scale invasion. This final scenario would pose extremely dangerous for global stability. “Everything that happens in this scenario happens under the shadow of a potential nuclear war,” warns Ian Easton, author of “The China Invasion Threat.” Adding to Taiwan’s profound vulnerability, there is growing doubt that the any country would come to its aid in the event of Chinese military action – or even have the capability to do so. “Even five years ago, the ability of the United States to come to Taiwan’s defense was greater than it is today,” warns Bonnie Glaser, one of Washington’s top experts on the region. “It has eroded over the last decade. And that is, I think, problematic.” In the U.S., Congressman Ted Yoho of the House Foreign Affairs Committee explains his bill that would commit the U.S. to come to Taiwan’s defence, ending the longstanding “strategic ambiguity” that he and some experts see as destabilizing. But could this in itself pose greater dangers? Europe must also take the threat more seriously, argues leading German expert Janka Oertel. “We have not devoted enough energy to these kinds of scenarios. What we lack is a European conversation about what kind of player Europe in the future would like to be in these kinds of scenarios.” m concludes with a passionate plea from Joseph Wu for democracies to end Taiwan’s diplomatic isolation from global bodies like the U.N. and the World Health Organization: “It's not fair to the Taiwanese people.” What should the democratic world do to minimize the risk of an open conflict between China and Taiwan? Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutsche...​ For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/​ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewell...​ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews​ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dw_stories/​ Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/channel/deuts...​ #China​ #Taiwan​ #CrossStraitRelations​ 17,425 Comments augustin tio Add a public comment... Frank Guo Frank Guo 1 month ago DW: “The world need to pay attention”. Meanwhile in EU: them sweet, sweet Chinese investment money 818 spikemansss spikemansss 1 week ago So this is how it feels to be treatened by Winnie the Pooh! 128 Gear para dummies Gear para dummies 3 days ago Thank Bill Clinton for decommissioning half of the US Navy ships. 63 Tristan Patterson Tristan Patterson 1 month ago Wow, I forgot what news was. Thanks. 187 A W A W 4 months ago Lol next target? Bruh Taiwan's been China's target ever since 1949. 1.1K mnessenche mnessenche 2 days ago The free democracies of the world must unite behind Taiwan! 12 MrMikahT MrMikahT 1 week ago It's like watching the bully pick on the little guy, taking his launch, taunting him. And no one is doing anything to help him 94 Nhu Nguyen Nhu Nguyen 1 month ago No fear is as strong as our Love of Freedom 54 Kaneko Moeka Kaneko Moeka 11 hours ago (edited) "West Taiwan" is like a plague to the world 2