I think war is unlikely but could happen if either Taiwan declares de jure independence or if the US starts stationing certain weapon systems in Taiwan. In those cases, violent reunification will occur and it will be incredibly tragic.
I think otherwise, reunification is likely to occur, as others have said, due to Taiwan leadership seeing the writing on the wall if the US continues to decline and China continues to rise. Especially if we reach a point where the mainland is widely perceived as having higher technology, culture and standard of living than Taiwan.
Right now, peaceful unification is a very long way off given the attitudes of young Taiwan people.
I worry that the US will provoke China as it continues its decline. It has already done that in a round about way with Ukraine and Russia, it makes a lot of sense they'll do the same with Taiwan eventually
They're definitely doing that along with the rest of NATO. Britain has frequently sent officials over and Japan has recently been courting Taiwan. They really want an Ukraine or Korean war situation to happen for Taiwan.
I think war is unlikely but could happen if either Taiwan declares de jure independence or if the US starts stationing certain weapon systems in Taiwan. In those cases, violent reunification will occur and it will be incredibly tragic.
I think otherwise, reunification is likely to occur, as others have said, due to Taiwan leadership seeing the writing on the wall if the US continues to decline and China continues to rise. Especially if we reach a point where the mainland is widely perceived as having higher technology, culture and standard of living than Taiwan.
Right now, peaceful unification is a very long way off given the attitudes of young Taiwan people.
I worry that the US will provoke China as it continues its decline. It has already done that in a round about way with Ukraine and Russia, it makes a lot of sense they'll do the same with Taiwan eventually
They're definitely doing that along with the rest of NATO. Britain has frequently sent officials over and Japan has recently been courting Taiwan. They really want an Ukraine or Korean war situation to happen for Taiwan.