English person living in Taiwan here. Can confirm that Xi’s new term really makes things kind of worrying

One thing is certain. If Taiwan shows the slightest sign that it won't fight very hard to defend itself then Emperor Xi will most certainly invade.

Stay strong Taiwan

What a time to live in...

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To our Taiwanese Brothers and Sisters, we will not vow to that pathetic prow! More power and love from the Philippines.

3:33 let's make it clear that there's no separatism, nor re-unification. It is an invasion if china uses force. Taiwan has never been a part of PRC in a single day in the history. It's china's dream like Putin to Ukraine. Ukraine was a member of USSR, yet Taiwan has never been a part of PRC in a single day in the history.. if ppl appreciate and support the front line physicians, nurses and workers for COVID-19, ones should have the same toward to Taiwan bcz Taiwan is the front line to stop Totalitarianism expansion.

Taiwan reminds me of the old USA back in the 1700s where a country said they belonged to them but in practice they are so independent and able to stand on their own. I know Taiwan can not declare independence without causing a war between them and China, but I do see a day were they might. I love Taiwan in that they are able to rise up and stand on their own and to be their own culture. Taiwan should be proud of what they have done and the whole World is watching them.

What do you mean? Taiwan is an independent country. They have the most peaceful people and delicious food.

Taiwan should stand strong and not shaken by China's threats. Long live independence of Taiwan

Brave people, these inhabitants of Taiwan. They deserve their freedom from tyranny. But Xi will not let go. Domination is on his mind, and not just over Hong Kong and Taiwan. Even the South China Sea is not big enough to contain his ambitions.

Stay strong Taiwan. Your democratic values inspire the world! Also, focus on your national security. No small nations can survive living side by side a dictatorial superpower without becoming a military powerhouse like Israel. Unfortunately, that is the world we live in, just look what happened to Ukraine.

Tibet.. Hong Kong.. Taiwan.. Ladakh.. Arunachal Pradesh... .. The list goes on... Even if Jinping is able to take Taiwan, he won't stop there...

Taiwan❤

It's not "if they invade", but WHEN! :(

China will not stop at Taiwan. If China were able to take Taiwan, it will gain tremendous advantage from occupying the geographical location of the island. Invading or taking down the next country will be faster and easier with that geographical advantage.

From the Chinese conference. It’s a when, not if. Hope Taiwan is prepared for a ugly war.

This has been the fear of every Taiwanese since birth. I'm no exception to this and it has been 28 years since I've lived with this thought. Yet, I do think that now is much more dangerous than ever before. The CCP is unhinged right now and will most likely follow Putin's steps whether they are actually successful or not. Fate will be cruel and the CCP will take what it can with it before the very end.

If Taiwan has any doubts what would happen if the PRC took over their country - then they only have to look at the example of HongKong.

Dumb title and video. They have been planning this for more than 20 years

Taiwan is a great country

This is what I'm fearing. If China saw a weak Western response in the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, they won't hesitate to build up the forces that it needs for a Taiwan invasion too. Therefore, even if it is bad for our ego to support the West in helping Ukraine, there's nothing we could do but support them because we do not really have an option.

Daily Reminder: Taiwan is an Independent Country 🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼

Support Taiwan like Ukraine. Never forget Tiananmen Square.

Humans with power are insane.

Feels really similar to all the “Will Russia Invade Ukraine?” Articles we all saw last December and we all know how that went

Taiwan is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. And Taiwanese people are really friendly to others. Hope Taiwan be safe and strong! Just learn a lesson from Hong Kong

Obviously they are. What else would they need such consolidation of power in the hands of 1 person for?

without a single doubt

My warm wishes go to the Taiwanese people. The world order has to change to be more considerate and human. What is happening today is inconsistent with survival.

I support Taiwan

That fact that there is an actual possibility that I may be fighting in the next world war is nuts.

Why would Taiwan declare indepence from the PRC? That would be like Japan declaring independence from Estonia. The PRC has never been in control of the Island of Formosa or the government of the Republic of China.

how many times is that going to be asked?

I love taiwan. Stay strong🇹🇼❤

Free Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Free Taiwan 🇹🇼 . Down with the CCP.

Good to know the PRC's internal corruption & top-down power structure is no better than Russia - & relying on quantity over quality/training. Actual combat experience is something they can't afford. My dad was a former US Marine who rose to the exalted rank of E3. He can't imagine how much of a shitshow his Company would have been if it were solely composed of 6 officers and 100 junior enlisted. The PRC got this flaw. Their military is completely untested against modern capable foes. While Russian forces were more than adequate to control the uprising in Chechnya and Aleppo, their superiority in numbers & equipment meant very little when it went up against Ukraine's British and American trained militaries. Our unified combat commands are all over this planet. Experience is something we have in spades.

Yes！100%

Its only a matter of time

Do you have the copyright to all this Winnie the Pooh footage?

The very public purge of Hu Jintao who was a Taiwan dove the other day should leave you in no doubt as to the intentions of Emperor Xi Jinping

Honestly, when I think about Ukraine, I don't think they are totally the West but Russia neither. So I thought losing balance is scary thing. Although, Ukraine had this terrible past which probably made them so nervous gone way too far to the West. There are places like neutral where they can't neither resist the both cultures and values to be identified or character of themselves. That is almost their culture there which makes them unique

Question is when not if.

It is not a matter of if, but a matter of when, I hope this doesn’t end on a new territory war

Yes it is. It's now inevitable.

Everyone wants to control something. Putin and Xi Jin Ping or whatever should just let people be what they want. I sometimes like communism but forcing people to think and do as you want or see fit to you is so lame

Do y’all think things will ever go back to how it was pre Covid? I don’t.

Yes.

As someone that witnessed HK in 2019 in detail, I can say to Taiwan that once the CCP starts this they will be relentless.

I’m from east Africa I surport Taiwan 🇹🇼 independence its great nation Chinese fear democracy Leave Taiwan alone we read to fight with the Taiwan compatriots

Yes they are

Yes

If the free world stood up for Tibet back when the Communist Party was born; if we'd rewarded human rights as opposed to rewarding China with business for our own short-sighted financial gain, it's quite evident the free world wouldn't be now facing the onslaught of the most powerful genocidal tyranny. And we still support it with nigh on every damned amazon purchase. We've fed the dragon, and this regime provides the blood to all other authoritarian regimes: North Korea, Russia, Iran... etc. This should be lesson no.1 in every British school. I have doubts it's even taught at all.

The only question is : when he will lauch this war?

The free country of Taiwan and the free world stands against the evil ccp everyday

This is the exact time to hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. We all see what happened in Hong Kong, Tibet and Xinjian, the only right choice we have is standing with Taiwan.

This did not address the question in the title

thats a dump question its just a matter if it will be pushed to do it by force or peace.

Don't forget that China has regarded Okinawa and Senkaku islands are still disputed territory between Japan and China.

China: “Taipei or not Taipei? *That* is the question.”

So I would stay high alert till it's settled

When, not if.......

An independent free Taiwan is essential ....

Imo it'd be wise to prepare for the worst which would be an actual invasion. I don't think it'd be the same as Russia/Ukraine. Although Ukraine has showed that with proper support, it's possible to stand against tyranny, so hopefully the world can support Taiwan.

Is it even a question now? Imminently.

here we go again...

They need to first built a labyrinth , an underground tunnel network like Azocstahl, but on a larger scale. Once that is built, they need to go for nukes.

Putin has shown the price of impulsiveness😅

Is not a question of will, its a question of when.

yeas they are

l still believe think China will not invade Taiwan. It is just way too big of a risk to the PRC both militarily and especially economically. And even in the unlikely event that the invasion would happen, China would not be able to conquer Taiwan ( and even if they would succeed, keeping the island would be impossible. )The conflict from the invasion would also most likely start World War lll and nuclear holocaust. So it's more likely that China will continue build up it's trade relations, economical power and infrastructure projects.. rather than start a war were it would loose all of it 🤔

This has been going on for a while? Havent it

Aight Let me do some research…

Me thinking Xi jing ping as Pinnie the Poo

China is aware that Taiwan has a defense treaty with the US right?

Uhhh , yeah.

That's a no-brainer

YES...!!!!! IS THE SIMPLE AND SHORT ANSWER AND IF TAIWAN 🇹🇼 IS UNDER ANY ILLUSIONS THAT IT WON'T - THEN THIER IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. I'm sad to say.

Stay strong, Taiwan! 🇺🇦🤝🇹🇼

I was just thinking as difficult as it is for China to actually occupy Taiwan, it will be equally difficult for Taiwan to maintain supplies and links with the outside world given its proximity to China and thousands of miles of ocean between it and allies. I worry China would try and force capitulation rather than occupy the island immediately.

Hopefully

For those advocating independence for Taiwan, don’t forget that “Taiwan” is formally called Republic of China (ROC). The ROC was founded in 1911 as the first democratic republican country in Asia, and just celebrated its 111 year anniversary in October. The ROC has never gone away and therefore there is no point saying it should or shouldn’t declare “independence” - it has been an independent sovereign republic since 1911, 10 years before CCP’s founding.

I just looked on the leader of Taiwan Twitter she’s busy meeting Germany for help with this problem 😂 I don’t think she’s worried 😂😂😂 I feel like they really want to take over because shes a women but she will have a lot of help I hope the best for her but then I hate how everyone doesn’t have the option to be able to vote for they’re leaders or president legitimately I feel this should be fixed globally

Probably shit is going to hit the fan any time 😢

See what u can't see.. Watch what they don't show u... Get my drift

Taiwan has it's OWN democracy and elected government, it has its OWN currency, its OWN armed forces, its OWN constitution and it OWN values!! Taiwan scores high on freedom of the press, personal freedoms and liberty, and has a per capita income that is fa, far higher than China!!! There is also the FACT that the majority of Taiwanese don't view themselves as "Chinese" anymore, but as Taiwanese!! They don't believe the lies of the ccp and they have seen what "One Country, Two Systems" actually means, when they look at the Authoritarain clampdown on human rights in Hong Kong!

I'm glad Xi lives far far far away, but feel sorry for the good people who have him living nearby

Yes they will

No!

Taiwan is an independent country, get it right BBC.

I sincerely hope that Taiwan 🇹🇼 will always be independent of China and the tight grip of the political communist party. God forbid if they do then it would be the death of free speech in Taiwan.

Not in dought

I think it will be soon

Won’t easy invading Taiwan. You need to land troops. Taiwan will know well before if an invasion fleet is on it’s way, so they will be to get defence ready. Once land you highly likely to get into Urban street battle which will lead to high casualties and even then if China are success the Taiwanese resistance can head into the mountains and wage an indefinite guerrilla war. This is not counting economical cost.

With Brandon in power, anything is possible!

Have been hearing about their invasion plans since the 60s. Now I am now in my seventies. Seen too many speculations like this.

yes we are

We must take into account what China stands to lose, even if it's Taiwan invasion is successful. It's success and industrial might was achieved only because of Western investment and technology transfers. This will most certainly be cut off if China goes ahead, and that's before we even get to what may occur militarily. Translated:- China has a lot.........and has a lot to lose.

Could conflict between China and the West be avoided if the Taiwanese people, for those so inclined, were allowed to migrate on mass to Australia and possibly other countries? After all, Australia needs to grow its population for developmental reasons and the Taiwanese have amply demonstrated their ability to forge an economically successful democracy. Such people would make an excellent addition to Australia and its way of life. I support the One-China policy and recognise that some Taiwanese are happy to accept mainland rule while others are not. For those that are not, they should have the option of leaving Taiwan for Australia, or somewhere else, especially if that will help prevent conflict between China and the West. The US will not defend Taiwan because it supports the One China policy which means it recognises the territory of the former as being an indivisible part of China. This means the US believes that China is not committing an act of aggression against an independent or foreign nation by asserting its authority over the island. The Evidence for this claim comes in many forms, ranging from its general economic decline to its inability to match China and Russia in such technologies as hypersonic missiles, to the social divisions emerging within its population. The US is supposed to be the "arsenal of democracy" and yet it is not providing weapons to the Taiwanese for free but rather at some considerable profit. Also, what has been sold to the Taiwanese is outdated equipment. ““What this tells you should be obvious: the US has zero expectation that Taiwan will hold out against the [Chinese People’s Liberation Army]. It just assumes that everything sold to Taiwan will eventually end up in PLA hands. This is why it refused to deliver the AIM-120 missiles until the PLA possessed their own missiles that were just as good,” Lu wrote. “That’s not to say that the US won’t sell weapons to Taiwan. Just in the past 12 months it’s sold to Taiwan the M1A2 MBT, M109 SPA, and F-16V fighter jet, but these are all current generation or last generation equipment. The PLA will gain little tech knowledge when reverse engineering these pieces after Taiwan has capitulated. By contrast, the F-35 is too cutting edge to be forked over to the PLA, thus the US won’t export it to Taiwan.” …. added that it’s not that Taiwan can’t afford the F-35s. “If the US really had any hopes for Taiwan to hold out, it would be giving Taiwan F-35s for free, …”” - 19fortyfive-2021-11-should-taiwan-buy-f-35-stealth-fighters None of this suggests that the US is serious about defending Taiwan. So, the question becomes, what chance have the Taiwanese got in a fight against its vastly larger and better-armed neighbour? The outcome is obvious and so it is really just a matter of saving as many lives as possible that is the real issue here. That can be achieved by allowing those who do not wish to live under the rule of the Communist Party to leave and become citizens of some other democracy, such as Australia. Upholding Chinese sovereignty does not have to result in a massive loss of life on both sides of the Taiwan Strait in a military conflict that would also result in significant material destruction and environmental damage to both sides, and to any other nations choosing to involve themselves. A peaceful outcome that is in line with the beliefs of the democracies of this world concerning the sanctity of human life can be achieved in a manner consistent with allowing the democratic aspirations of the Taiwanese to live on, all be it, in another country or countries who are similarly committed to the same way of life. There does not have to be armed conflict between the West and China. There is another way to resolve the Taiwanese matter and that involves allowing the migration of a large part of the Taiwanese population to Australia.

@2:40 it is not Sun Yat-sen, but Chiang Kai-shek. Huge mistake BBC News!