Comments indicate extent to which Taiwan is trying to bolster western support before possible invasion
Taiwan’s foreign minister has said he is preparing for the possibility of a conflict with China in 2027.
Yun Sun, the director of the China programme at the Stimson Center, a US thinktank, said: “Military capabilities are the necessary but not sufficient condition for China to launch an attack. Military readiness does not suggest that China will take the move.” Nonetheless, Wu’s comments on Thursday indicate the extent to which Taiwan is trying to bolster support from the west ahead of a possible invasion. In the interview with Marr, Wu emphasised the risks to the UK posed by a conflict, saying that “even though the UK is looking at China as an economic opportunity in the long run”, an attack on Taiwan would affect the UK “in a very serious manner”.
In particular, Wu stressed the extent to which the UK – and the rest of the world – is dependent on the semiconductors produced in Taiwan, which makes more than 90% of the most advanced computer chips. “If there’s any disruption to the supply chain or to the shipping lanes, I think it’s going to have a serious impact upon the rest of the world,” Wu said.
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