A war to take Taiwan would wreck the progress Beijing has made over the past 40 years, says the Financial Times’ Gideon Rachman.
China is visibly preparing to invade Taiwan
A J-15 Chinese fighter jet takes off from the Shandong aircraft carrier during the combat readiness patrol and military exercises around Taiwan by the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army on Apr 9, 2023. News footage of an aircraft taking off from China's Shandong aircraft carrier while taking part in a combat readiness patrol and "Joint Sword" exercises around Taiwan conducted by the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army , at a restaurant in Beijing, China, Apr 10, 2023.
- the Chinese leader would have started a third world war, with incalculable consequences for his own country and the wider world.
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