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Taiwan military drills to focus on combating blockade of island
Al JazeeraJUL 2023
The Spin
Anti-China narrative
China is a threat to the US, and American foreign policy needs to address this. By supporting Taiwan, the US is helping to protect democracy abroad and challenge the dominant power in the region.
Pro-China narrative
Taiwan is rightfully a Chinese sovereign territory. The US has official diplomatic ties with China and only unofficial diplomatic ties with Taiwan. American political and military support of Taiwan needs to stop if Washington wants to avoid escalating tensions.
Metaculus Prediction
There is a 45% chance that the People's Republic of China will have annexed at least half of Taiwan by 2050, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
