china-Taiwan conflict & why Taiwan is important to the rest of the world?
Follow @OmEnigma Around Taiwan, China is conducting its largest-ever display of military might, including the firing of ballistic missiles. The military drills come after Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, visited the island. China views Taiwan as a secessionist province that will eventually return to being ruled by Beijing. The self-governing island, with its own constitution and freely elected officials, perceives itself as different from the mainland. President Xi Jinping of China has stated that "reunification" with Taiwan "must be realized" and has left open the possibility of using force to accomplish this. History of china-Taiwan According to historical records, the island was first fully governed by China in the 17th century, when the Qing dynasty took it. After losing the first Sino-Japanese war, they later ceded ...