August 8, 2021 – Chin@Strategy

Why the next major war is likely to start in Taiwan

August 8, 2021 Chin@Strategy

If the United States and China get into a shooting war, there is a good chance it would start in Taiwan, which the Chinese communists view as a renegade province. It’s no secret that China has long wanted to conquer the island nation, where nationalist forces retreated in 1949 after losing to the communists in China’s civil war. The U.S government provides Taiwan with military equipment, much to China’s chagrin. After the State Department announced on Aug. 4 that the U.S. government is selling Taiwan $750 million worth of weapons,…

China And America: A New Game In A New Era – Analysis

August 8, 2021 Chin@Strategy

By William H. Overholt* China and the United States are in a different game than the rising power/established power conflicts of the past. Most analyses of such rivalries are based on pre–World War II history and fail to notice that the game changed radically after World War II. Sometimes when alterations are made in the rules or implements of a game, the risks and the optimal strategies change. Leading scholars and strategists tend to misread the lessons of the past for Sino-American conflict because they fail to recognize that these…

Why China’s climate policy matters to us all

August 8, 2021 Chin@Strategy

New stations are usually active for 30 to 40 years, so China will need to reduce the capacity of newer plants as well as close old ones if it is to bring emissions down, says researcher Philippe Ciais of the Institute of Environment and Climate Science in Paris. BBC