“issues surrounding Taiwan” = China’s imminent invasion.
“issues surrounding Taiwan” = China’s imminent invasion.
The US has an agreement ‘to supply’ Taiwan with defensive weapons.
China regards Taiwan as a breakaway ‘province’ which it has vowed to retake, by force if necessary.... But Taiwan’s leaders say it is clearly much more than a province, arguing that it is a ‘sovereign state’......It has its own constitution, democratically-elected leaders, and about 300,000 active troops in its armed forces.
...most other countries seem happy to accept the current ambiguity, whereby Taiwan has virtually all of the characteristics of an independent state, even if its legal status remains unclear.
Officially, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) still favours eventual formal independence for Taiwan, while the KMT favours eventual re-unification. Opinion polls show only a small minority of Taiwanese support pursuing one or the other at the moment, with most preferring to stick with the current middle ground.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia