Howitzers fire munitions during an annual Taiwanese military exercise in Taichung, July 2020. The drills are aimed at repelling a Chinese invasion across the Taiwan Strait.
Photographer: I-Hwa Cheng/BloombergHere’s What Could Happen If China Invaded Taiwan (Repeat)
That scenario, while still remote, is being taken more seriously these days.
(This story was originally published in Oct. 2020. It’s being republished to accompany our Big Take on the risks of attacking Taiwan.)
Xi Jinping’s Chinese Communist Party has threatened to invade Taiwan for more than seven decades. Now fears are growing among analysts, officials and investors that it might actually follow through over the next few years, potentially triggering a war with the U.S.