November 2, 2021

The situation across the Taiwan Straits is tense. As it is a complex interaction among three sides of China and the US, plus the island of Taiwan, uncertainties are prominent and misjudgment is more likely to occur. As a result, it has attracted increasing attention and speculation.

Whether a cross-Straits war is approaching or if some of the three sides' remarks and actions are related to war preparations, people's speculation and discussion are increasing. This applies to the Chinese mainland, as well as the island of Taiwan and the US. 

On the one hand, Chinese mainland authorities have increasingly warned the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority. On the other hand, they still hold high the banner of peaceful reunification. Yet the voice of the people in the Chinese mainland calling for a war has become louder. The view of the US military and think tanks predicting that the PLA will launch military operation against Taiwan in the next few years has been repeatedly heard. The practices of Taiwan's DPP authority have been extremely flustered and contradictory. At one point, it said it will "fight to the end," and at another, it said nothing will happen during Tsai's term.

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