In 1963, the world came as close as ever to war between two nuclear powers. Sixty years later, the prospect of great power conflict is rising once again — this time across the Taiwan Strait.
Tensions over Taiwan have been mounting for several reasons. First and foremost is the fact that the Chinese Communist Party has effectively eliminated its own hopes for “peaceful unification” with Taiwan. China’s campaign of repression in Hong Kong undercut the prospect that a “one country, two systems” model would appeal to those living in Taiwan. Polls now show that fewer than 10% of Taiwan’s residents want to be part of the People’s Republic of China.
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