"The People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan) have a difficult history. To put it mildly. The seeds of this acrimony were sown long before the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949. To Beijing, Taiwan is a part of China that needs to be brought back into the fold, by force if necessary. For Taipei, maintaining the present uneasy status quo is desirable but increasingly untenable long-term."
"China's position vis-a-vis Taiwan is clear. As a 2022 statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared: There is but one China in the world, Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, and the Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China. This unambiguous statement came in response to Nancy Pelosi's controversial visit to Taiwan."
Relations between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan) are deeply acrimonious, rooted before 1949. Beijing views Taiwan as an inalienable part of China and insists on reunification, by force if necessary. Taipei favors maintaining the uneasy status quo, which is increasingly untenable long-term. The U.S. maintains strategic ambiguity, balancing deterrence and avoidance of escalation. The U.S. Department of Defense assessed that China could have the military capability to take Taiwan by 2027, though that projection is uncertain. Many analysts judge a full-scale amphibious invasion by 2027 extraordinarily risky. China retains options ranging from political pressure to military force.
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