Taiwan tensions: Could Taiwan defend itself against China?

Retired Air-Vice Marshal Sean Bell speaks to Sky News about the growing tensions between China and Taiwan.
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[@MeganoOdles]

"Politicians don't mind starting wars, because they always send others to fight it."

[@xnakama3319]

Big yess

[@tghhhggh3623]

Old people disagreeing young people dying

[@yurigagarin7585]

Cold war

[@ianwhitehead691]

And they will be nice and safe hundreds Of feet down in their bunkers, while the rest of us will Fry. 🔥☢️🔥☢️🔥☢️

[@FriedrichBarb]

"Im 14 and I find this deep" moment Yes of course government officials with 0 training or physical fitness let Soldiers who have trained for decades do their job which they enlisted for

[@Bohemian0522]

just want to point out that during WW2, the Japanese didn't launch the attack on Pearl Harbor from Taiwan. The Japanese carriers departed from Kuril Islands, now ruled by the Russians. The Japanese did launch the attack on the Philippines from Taiwan.

[@callummcrae3147]

Yeah Hitokappu bay in kurile island

[@level1selamat155]

whatever

[@CD-nb4qv]

Haha

[@bctvanw]

The attack code happens to be related to Taiwan.

[@kala6109]

apparently this guy just wanna talk whatever he wants:)

[@mr.awesomevibes6041]

Such news break my heart, political tension between countries in the past have overly been seen to escalate into sheer devastation. A case seen in the pre ukraine-Russia war period. May peace prevail

[@vl7297]

These are all provocations of well-known countries, now they are unleashing a military conflict in Serbia and Kosovo, there are shelling in Syria, Romania is being set up against Transnistria, China. In Ukraine, thousands of Russians have died in the Donbas for 8 years, no one shouted stop the genocide and freedom and independence of the Donbass, on the contrary, they supply weapons to Ukraine, show everyone and say that they are defending, but in fact they know perfectly well that they continue to use against civilians in Ukraine

[@wangzhi1948]

Taiwan is never a country . not even America ever say Taiwan is independent.

[@The.Golden.Door.]

Agreed... What are they fighting for?? Let people live in Peace. War for resources and money is a tell sign of a primitive civilization who is not wise enough to grow together in peace and harmony.

[@hilaryhan9771]

Taiwan is not a country, not like Ukraine. Today sb broke my country, tomorrow they will break a lot of countries around the world by their forces, and they want to control all of the world, not just cooperations. And China grows up quickly, but never invaded ours. We want a peaceful world and make a beautiful world under everyone’s study- hard, work-hard. Cooperation would bring us greater mutual benefit and win-win outcomes. No war, I hate the politicians fan the war

[@armandocastellanos1music167]

What the US wants is to create a local conflict between CHINA and Taiwan [as well as RUSSIA and Ukraine]. USA would not get involved in that war directly with CHINA. Well, as we all know, the US cowardly only picks on small countries. Now it is important to see CHINA's next move after Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan. The best thing for Taiwan and CHINA is to unite as a single CHINA and thus united grow together. The only thing the USA wants is to DIVIDE and WEAKEN by creating conflicts between nations. Now that Nancy Pelosi is gone, Taiwan is left with the problem and uncertainty of how CHINA is going to react against Taiwan.

[@EastFame]

My guess there is another aspect not discussed in this video - China has proven itself to be very smart about their long term strategies. Therefore, unlike Russia, it probably acknowledges that war would destroy so much valuable assets, businesses and technological developments cultivated for decades in Taiwan. War would basically make that island useless from economical perspective, making in addition tens of millions hostile citizens living there.

[@Liaison_Verequiem]

i agree, always treat the enemy seriously or else

[@peterroycroft6433]

@Dord Dord There are only 23,000,000 people in Taiwan.

[@wilhelmu]

destroying taiwan means denying their chipsets to the west, in addition to finally ending chinese civil war. they'd do it.

[@conburd3338]

@@peterroycroft6433 so tens of millions lol

[@huocarlos6381]

@@peterroycroft6433 thanks for the figure,

[@MrSak87]

Mad how this has become the new match of the day

[@jaboidyallyuzain9326]

They think this is football match

[@Isnotreal42]

What a brokey thing to say

[@katrinoy1]

Taiwan (=republic of china) will be the same fate as South Vietnam in the past. I am South Korean, interestingly, in South Korea, South Vietnam was called Free Vietnam and Taiwan was called Free China.

[@jiufu]

Taiwan was not used to launch the Pearl Harbour attack, Japan launched the attack from the Kuril Islands in 1941.

[@DilbertMuc]

Yes, but that would not fit the narrative of that military guy. He wants to portray Taiwan as an island where cruel dictatorships (then Japan, now China) start their attacks on innocent little puppies on a beach in Pearl Harbour. Therefore China must not ever get a hold on Taiwan (to attack Pearl Harbour).

[@Kaybossboi]

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[@annasmith9128]

Taiwan was a part of Japan.

[@潘麗端]

at the same time, planes departed from Taiwan to attack US base in Clark ( Luzon, Philippine), Philippine was a US colony

[@flynnstone3580]

America saved a lot of Chinese and Russian people during WWll.

[@whathappenedtoclaudio]

This little guy is just reading Taiwan's Wikipedia page!

[@vsstdtbs3705]

Little boy Jinping huffs and puffs about the visit .... then does nothing.

[@senseiismail9448]

#PRAYFORTAIWAN 🇲🇦🤝🇹🇼

[@katrinoy1]

Taiwan (=republic of china) will be the same fate as South Vietnam in the past. I am South Korean, interestingly, in South Korea, South Vietnam was called Free Vietnam and Taiwan was called Free China.

[@katrinoy1]

Taiwan (=republic of china) will be the same fate as South Vietnam in the past. I am South Korean, interestingly, in South Korea, South Vietnam was called Free Vietnam and Taiwan was called Free China.

[@katrinoy1]

Taiwan (=republic of china) will be the same fate as South Vietnam in the past. I am South Korean, interestingly, in South Korea, South Vietnam was called Free Vietnam and Taiwan was called Free China.

[@alexanderoddest1431]

Imagine adding land mass to those little islands.

[@mit_jack6754]

That is what Republic of China ( Taiwan) leaders did before 1980s. They wanted to take back mainland China from CCP government after they were kicked out from mainland China to Taiwan island in 1949 during decade-long civil war.

[@katrinoy1]

Taiwan (=republic of china) will be the same fate as South Vietnam in the past. I am South Korean, interestingly, in South Korea, South Vietnam was called Free Vietnam and Taiwan was called Free China.

[@FanVarious]

That is a massive framed poster of Taiwan behind Sean Bell. Love to know where they bought it. I tried Amazon but the biggest they do is only 24X36.

[@FanVarious]

@TheGyre haha yeah I was joking. :)

[@Tommo93]

@TheGyre it’s neither it’s the new iPhone standing behind them

[@x67th]

@TheGyre whoosh

[@c.m5043]

😂 😂

[@david020218]

they said the same with the sanctions on russia but the entire world has suffered and putin is laughing at us all

[@DavidThomas-fb8bq]

Because we're stupid.

[@MarkMiller304]

Could Taiwan break the blockade should be the question. China doesn’t actually need to attack, just maintain the blockade and cut off supplies to the island to destroy its economy

[@ShosinMelotic]

Alone, Taiwan may not be in a good position, but with America's fleet, it would bring back Taiwan's sovereignty back on the playing field.

[@michaelwang6125]

blockade works 2 ways and from an economy of scale~ the cost to Beijing, if the blockade is extended, will be far greater on Beijing itself than the loss on Taiwan's side; hence even Beijing declare the exercise to be 3 days while their military is kind of exposing their capability to every other military watching this from afar. There are also gaps between the 6 blockade points so it's unlikely any foreign cargo ship will be shot down since the cost of the region's export will also skyrocket, cease or face a reduction in which the volume that'll affect Beijing's port kind of far exceeds the total trade of Taiwan's. So this temporary and not complete blockade seems to be designed for Beijing's internal media than being a message sent outwardly.

[@mhlatki]

@@ShosinMelotic good joke, America lost war in Vietnam and Vietnam is 15 times smaller than China. Did u know Beijing is half size of Taiwan ?

[@roberthambly6199]

No way can china impose a blockade unless they are willing to attack American ships.Then it's game over for china.

[@ze1353]

@@ShosinMelotic That, my friend, will definitely be the start of WWIII. I could almost smell the nuclear particles dancing in the air.

[@nickolasmallcott4399]

Having lived in Xiamen for 14 years and 64 + often visits to Kinmen Taiwan (prior Covid visa not renewed!) and reguarly WeChat contact on both sides of the Straits with the 'man in the street'......I like to listen to these "Qualified Experts" on western news channels - most maybe without not knowing where Taiwan is ....or even visited there, but appear very informative to us silent majority lapping up their media news!

[@Fr0styPage]

This global economy seems to be working out great.

[@Mantiscular12]

They expand it and make it more expensive so we won't own are body parts.

[@bricmpt]

It was until someone started being belligerent, starting trade war CHINA and threatening to dissolve NATO. Talking about using nukes in conflicts. Almost like a middle school bully who knows not a damn thing about the subtle historic and military balances. "Trade war is easy". Genius, bigly genius.

[@katrinoy1]

Taiwan (=republic of china) will be the same fate as South Vietnam in the past. I am South Korean, interestingly, in South Korea, South Vietnam was called Free Vietnam and Taiwan was called Free China.

[@muskrilcardo9372]

Let's clap for the analyser, this Time he has nailed it!!!!!

[@centaurus5676]

He failed on the Ukraine map..LOL!

[@roberthambly6199]

wrong

[@secessionnow4133]

He’s a propagandist

[@scott6421]

he did? he said China had the biggest navy in the world... has he ever heard of America? WOW

[@floydsemlow8253]

@@scott6421 exactly America has the biggest nqvy in the world 🌎 not to mention the strength is double compared to theirs.u.s. airline carriers alone are 10 times more sophisticated

[@ludan8984]

Lol. I thought it was another episode of Ukraine war(which I’ve followed since March). Turn out to be a war analysis around Taiwan Straight(on 500km away). Good job sky news!

[@НиколайСамарин-т6в]

even though i am in ukraine, definetely not ready for another war 😓

[@lastchang1061]

hina brought down to its knees by nancy pelosi

[@waseemyasin4475]

When China defends it's self against Amerikkka. These guys on sky news will be speechless on sky news

[@dirtsydebehindthescene8248]

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[@springbloom5940]

Yeah, considerably less than half that distance, at the most ridiculously longest measure.

[@mr333333333]

Come on US🇺🇸 and Japan 🇯🇵… It is US🇺🇸 and Japan 🇯🇵 responsibility to keep Taiwan 🇹🇼 free!!!

[@muhammadjijosahaidi1331]

Japanese army is defensive not offensive one..

[@schaubtrill9117]

日本还是靠美国保护的

[@mr333333333]

If US let’s go Taiwan 🇹🇼 to China 🇨🇳 US will lose two more Democratic states such as Japan 🇯🇵 South Korea 🇰🇷 due to their sea-line…

[@JCNEOHK]

Short answer: 'No'

[@businessclaud]

Hey! These guys do love war, they are analyzing it more like a football match

[@JB-yo1fo]

Sure why ask the public what do they think, We have no say in any of this, if we had there would be No Wars, Wars are only for the Greed of a few,

[@morganrosse5863]

The guest said many wrong piece of information. For example, he said "since the WWII, Taiwan enjoyed the independence", which is literally wrong. After the WWII China received Taiwan from Japan in 1945. The ruling party of China, KMT, escaped to Taiwan from mainland China after it was beaten by CCP, but still Taiwan has been a part of China since WWII. Even today, the official nation in Taiwan is Republic of China. Taiwan is never an independent country.

[@urrywest]

ABT. Ukraine, he continually said how russia was losing and that they will be beaten back to the pre 2014 border, while showing maps of Ukraine that showed steady progress of russia through areas of Ukraine that had been fortified since 2014.

[@LeechUFC]

Yep! This is perhaps the single biggest misconception the west has about Taiwan. They think its an independent island being infringed by China

[@morganrosse5863]

@@LeechUFC Indeed! The mass media should have clarified this misconception. I want to add a bit more: the media has compared Ukraine/Russia with Taiwan/China, which is also wrong, because Ukraine is an independent nation, whereas Taiwan is never as such.

[@marcsolloway3941]

The US will definitely defend Taiwan, key reason being TSMC and the dependency on semi conductors

[@ulyssesbinoya1134]

If that happened nukes will flee on both country

[@rorywatson5176]

I'd like to see the US try. Do it China....I really want to see how Nato and the US stand back and do FUCKALL!🤣😂

[@sarjokujabi9730]

And if that happens the US will never win. Put this in your mind.

[@markbudaden110]

Key reason is for the US to sell arms to Taiwan. Not tsmc nor in the name of democracy. JUST TO SELL ARMS

[@avibhagan]

Destabilizing China is just an unintended bonus. It's not the primary goal, noooo. What geopolitical luck. Hooray. Don't look behind the curtain, there is nothing there.

[@bidyutchatterjee7195]

Well explained .... 👍

[@johannesnicolaas]

Sometimes I think the world has gone mad since february 2022.

[@trashyspeeds266]

We've gone mad since the towers fell

[@MichaelSEhcscim]

Wars and conflicts in ancient times were much more brutal.. Especially in the times when Ghenghis Khan ruled, he burned down a Chinese city after isolating it, it became so bad the chinese back than had to resort to cannibalism to survive... according to witnesses who visited the place after the mongols were done told us.. that the floor was sticky of human fat..so brutal.. But yeah times nowadays seems worsening after a long time of improvement.

[@michelcarloz5308]

Imagine the Chinese did the same with Cuba. Their foreign minister end up in Havana, they sell military hardware to the Cuban, sail their aircraft carrier in the Caribbean and draw up an air defence zone around Cuba which partially encroach into Florida

[@petersedliak4362]

Its quite possible that it will happen. China preparing much more steps than just drills around Taiwan and much increased military presence in Latin America is logical choice. I wouldnt be surprised if China together with Russia announced in next weeks establishing naval/air base for example in Nicaragua, or Venezuela or Cuba.

[@AFGuidesHD]

It's more like Alaska, Texas or some other breakaway region of the US. Cuba has full international recognition as an independent state, Taiwan is recognized by 180 of 193 UN member states as being part of China.

[@Seele-2015]

@@AFGuidesHD YOO WHAT U DOING HERE

[@lvjinbin28]

then Taiwan is China's Cuba, why USA keeps arming Taiwan then?

[@lvjinbin28]

imagine when China accept USA's claim on Hawaii but still arming Hawaii communists.

[@chaulang6210]

Mind your own business of 50 States rather than 1 Taiwan is in China's Territory .

[@羅菲-w3v]

no reason to break the peace

[@zillsburyy1]

they are no pushovers

[@anonymoustvmedia]

Taiwan's ally in the region: Japan, S. Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia

[@Z5100-k7t]

Taiwan has 0 allies except the US. I hate what China is doing do the Uguyers and hope someone teaches them to pick on someone on there own size

[@razal-ghul1105]

Non would commit a military invasion, look at Ukraine, it is all donations

[@Z5100-k7t]

@@razal-ghul1105 Ukriane are to blame for the mess they are in. They sold out there people for US aid.

[@PainInTheAss33]

www.mfa.gov.cn/ce/ceus/eng/zt/999999999/t36717.htm

[@brogant6793]

They aren’t military allies they dont even say it exists formally. They wouldn’t go before the US is already committed

[@AlphaMale_1]

I'm ok with a "one China" outcome, as long as it's Taiwan!

[@briancox1124]

since when has taiwan belonged to china

[@phoebetakmanchow]

Omg ! The expert just called Taiwan a country. Bonus point to him!!

[@niamtxiv]

Lol 😆

[@angelxxsin]

Eh, it doesn't mean anything. A territory can be called a country, but not be independent.

[@ivanencinas9259]

I was also glad when he called Taiwan a country

[@morganrosse5863]

The expert did say that "Ukraine is a sovereign nation whereas Taiwan is not recognised as such." This is factually true!

[@Master-AGN]

Oopsie someone seems to be forgetting that Japan has recently stated unequivocally that it will go to war to defend Taiwan. Which is extremely rare assertiveness for Japan. US is involved whether they like it or not.

[@garydouglas9413]

Taiwan was the planned base for the invasion by the U.S. and Britain of Japan during WWII because of ports, etc. Japan knows this and realizes China could use Taiwan for the same purpose, hence Japan's intention to help Taiwan. The history between China and Japan has never been friendly.

[@avetsuper6272]

japan had to mind own business not american one

[@omotolaoyeniyi631]

Japan is a clown

[@omotolaoyeniyi631]

@Ivan Itchzikok they would not be destroyed, China is not the US

[@hominemundus]

@@omotolaoyeniyi631 yes, PRC is much worse than USA because chinese cant supervise their government, while americans can supervise their government, so PRC has no qualms to do evil.

[@nabalrai21]

did he just say country? now he is in trouble

[@chrischarlescook]

If Taiwan falls, we are all screwed.

[@ranjithpowell6791]

I don’t think so. I’m quite happy to live under China instead of under the US

[@sallyho146]

Why and how?

[@jetli740]

no it mean peace in the asia region no more war mongering US interfere

[@lorainejones41]

No your not, I heard that about Vietnam, the world would end in the domino theory. It's all bs for the banksters.

[@hilaryhan9771]

Americans' China threat theory is back. Every day think China is opposite. Please be kind. We are not American invaded a lot of countries

[@king199324]

Gotta update his info on Taiwan’s armed forces. He’s a bit outdated.

[@shanshineez5325]

The guest is wrong about Taiwan history after WWII. Taiwanese never ruled Taiwan by themselves but have been always governed by Chinese government. Taiwan was back to Chinese government after WWII when China won Japan. The government rules whole China, the Mainland and Taiwan, was the Republic of China at that time. China had civil war later. The result was that the Republic of China lost and escaped to Taiwan. The reason why China want Taiwan back, other than sovereignty, another important reason is the people. ‘水能载舟亦能覆舟’- Water can carry a boat but can also capsize it. The government have to do what the majority of people want, if anything, that's the only and the biggest threat of subversion to them.

[@vojvoda]

Madness!! The world will explode!!

[@chris20041958]

Taiwan is a free independent country NOW

[@ericbenzon]

How could someone asked such blind question if Taiwan could defend themselves against China.....country of 20million people defend the world of China with their industrial war equipments....silly question to ask.

[@jamesf3683]

Invading a country across water is a lot more difficult than it sounds. In order to defeat an entrenched enemy, most militaries work on a ratio of 4 invaders needed to overcome 1 defender. China would need to get close to 500,000 troops across 100km of seas that become rough at most times of the year. Modern missiles make ships very vulnerable in the several hours needed to cross that distance. China would also need enormous amounts of various military hardware to complete that task. It's a valid question to see whether they could muster all they need. China isn't heavy on landing ships. It's also worth looking at how the Chinese airforce would fare against Taiwan's missile defence systems. People who haven't been in or studied the military often just assume the bigger army wins. It is often not the case.

[@wilhelmu]

maybe they have a magic elixir?

[@jamesf3683]

@@wilhelmu Do they have 500,000 doses?

[@thebarbarian3108]

@@jamesf3683 lets check the mathematics a Barbarian requires 5 elixir china has 2M soldiers so 2M÷5 nope they only have 400,000 elixir thus and invasion of taiwan is IMPOSSIBLE.

[@jamesf3683]

@@thebarbarian3108 Who could argue against logic like that? They obviously have to up their game on magic elixir production or give up their ambitions for world domination.

[@bpfromowc]

What a ludicrous question.

[@Mrking-hf9bx]

It seems like Sky has stopped displaying maps of the conflict between Ukraine 🇺🇦 and Russia 🇷🇺. Why is that? I would like to know where that conflict stands. 🤔 I have a feeling this is not a good sign for Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@pedroafonso279]

Russia is doing nothing since 3/4 weeks

[@fitsumteklezghi3098]

Russia is winning western propaganda do not like it

[@Mrking-hf9bx]

@@fitsumteklezghi3098 That makes more sense.

[@KG-ig1ll]

Zelenzky was exposed for faking battlegrounds so that’s why it went quiet in UK anyway, he even removed his wee army jumper after he was exposed 😂

[@charliekirby7824]

@@KG-ig1ll nice lies

[@selbypayet4255]

Taiwan will Defend Itself..

[@abb7118]

Good luck getting those magical HIMARS there.

[@johnmcgill3603]

@@abb7118 No need for hHIMARS. Taiwan has missiles that can reach Beijing. Or simply blow up the three-Gorges dam and flood 1/3 of China. Better learn how to swim.

[@SelmanYasirSezgin]

Wow the guy is so smart, articulate, and to the point. Well done!

[@Richardparent879]

I hope this comment is one that falls under sarcasm! If not then humans really can reach levels of stupidity never before seen...

[@rico200168]

He is a fool !!!

[@BH-2]

@@Richardparent879 it’s probably not stupidly but rather confirmation bias. They have been brainwashed to believe that sanctions against Russia was effective and that China would be afraid of it. All they need to do really is to read analysis from say S E Asian countries, and will understand how useless those Russian sanctions were .

[@XA1985]

Numbers don’t mean quality

[@NonInflatable]

"China has the biggest navy in the world" But only two aircraft carriers. I believe America has 11 full battle groups.

[@varadillath4508]

Yeah in terms of actual capacity and technology of the Navy, United States Navy can easily demolish the chinese Navy with ease.

[@alanr2609]

Are the US carrier groups immune to repeated heavy salvos of anti ship missiles?

[@KnIf0rTITAN]

China has the biggest navy my numbers bust most of those numbers are small ships and patrol boats..... by tonnage the USA has a far bigger and far more advanced fleet of ships.

[@georgebarnes8163]

China has a larger number of ships, the USA lies in 4th place in number of ships beaten by China, Russia and North Korea.

[@jcarbajal7348]

China has more boats in total but not overall carrier fleets like the US has. For a country that has over a billion people it is logical that they could muster a larger modern conventional army. The biggest disparity between China's military rise and the current US military though, is shear experience, global logistics, alliances, backed by still remaining the largest military budget with advanced tech. The US has been active in a multitude of wars consistently since WWII which means constant gains in wartime experience, live trial/error innovation, and global logistics that really just can't be matched. It is inevitable China will eventually become the global economic leader in the next few decades, But, it will take another 1/2 century at least before truly challenge the US military for global supremacy. Hell, India is sitting in shadow and may be the one dark horse here. They are modernizing militarily really quickly as well.

[@danchokonstantinov6735]

Economic embargo ? Who else will do te polluting industry,, especially informatics and energy storrage ?

[@professorchris3515]

The Cross Channel distance traversed in Operation Overlord was nearly 100 miles, not 20 miles.

[@MineFullStop]

So much of a analyst.

[@peterwoodward6144]

True

[@geoffreyreeks2422]

Since the UK and the USA dishonored their commitments to defend the Ukraine, Taiwan and my country of Australia cannot have any confidence that the USA will defend Taiwan or Australia. Regards, Geoff. Reeks

[@michaelmullins3396]

Now, why should they defend, something that in an internal Chinese matter.

[@bhatsumaya7484]

Where there is conflict West must be there... And oughtly is involved...

[@tilley6351]

Taiwan welcomes USA.

[@Joe527-gg]

Without the US, Taiwan was invaded by the CCP fifty years ago

[@bhatsumaya7484]

@@Joe527-gg ccp and komingtang are two sides of the same coin...

[@tilley6351]

@@bhatsumaya7484 how so?

[@hughesgoh5582]

I think the presenter accidentally insinuated Taiwan to be a country. He said "densely-populated COUNTRY"

[@paulmorgan8254]

yes and I'm Welsh and Wales regularly gets called a country but it's just a slip of the tongue.

[@hominemundus]

Taiwan is indeed a de facto country, just like south korea.

[@tweedy4sg]

He did say later Taiwan is unlike Ukraine which is a sovereign nation, but not Taiwan.

[@dimitri6171]

Maybe because Taiwan is a country, it has been one for more than 70 years lmfao

[@MonkeyMagick]

It Republic of China (ROC) is a country, established in 1911. When was the PRC established? 🤔

[@minkhs]

they could try but invading an island is not so easy - and let China learn a lesson from Russia , in what total dissaray their army is since feb.24 th

[@vg9137]

*🤣🤣🤣🤣 So the Ukrainians are still advancing backwards and the Russian retreating forward?. 🤣🤣🤣🤣*

[@Nuthing]

@@vg9137 Yes, logic dictates that is correct and russia is retreating in its own way i suppose...

[@Kevin-fq3zh]

@@vg9137 RIP Moskva

[@hellgateiscloseddontgother8736]

Ukraine about to lost they homeland.

[@mosesturyahabwe6239]

I hear dissaray...Really? ask Zerensky

[@richardtodorich6766]

They should show concern for our borders let Taiwan do their own thing

[@Rob_F8F]

Britain's borders are in danger?

[@robbiekop7]

No they're not he's talking about rubber dinghy's crossing the channel 🏊

[@TheAlexagius]

Not only is it an amphibious assault but its an amphibious assault with a narrow window of possibility, the sea is extremely rough and would be neigh on impossible to allow for such an assault for most of the year. In addition to this the nation's natural geography offers it a huge advantage, an advantage which has been expanded upon by fortification. Now could China win militarily? Yes. Would it be bloody? Yes. Would it likely humiliate their army as has occurred with Russia? Almost undoubtedly.

[@KnIf0rTITAN]

Could they win against Taiwan alone in a bloody battle, yes..... could they win with a US battlegroup already there and the USA ready to fully commit, not a chance.

[@f.m.bproductions7197]

@@KnIf0rTITAN china would win usa army are not that good soory to busy your bubble

[@medyenseid3026]

@@KnIf0rTITAN That's a good one! 😂

[@Lukex29]

And would millions of Taiwanese suffer because of the BS promises from the USA just like Ukraine? Yes. We wouldn’t be having this discussion if Nancy Peabrain Pelosi wasn’t utterly thick.

[@jaimieoxford8212]

@@KnIf0rTITAN HA HA HA HA All of the countries in the world witnessed what happened with the whole Aghanistan debacle. Keep on dreaming America is finished.

[@ricktasker8248]

Air-Vice Marshall Bell puts out a lot of relevant information.

[@tl2245]

I think Scotland can defend herself well against England. And I do believe China will be happy to share the missiles with those nice polite and warm Scottish.

[@danielmonteiro18]

This man was answering questions and making statements as if this is a light matter

[@katrinoy1]

Taiwan (=republic of china) will be the same fate as South Vietnam in the past. I am South Korean, interestingly, in South Korea, South Vietnam was called Free Vietnam and Taiwan was called Free China.

[@katrinoy1]

Taiwan (=republic of china) will be the same fate as South Vietnam in the past. I am South Korean, interestingly, in South Korea, South Vietnam was called Free Vietnam and Taiwan was called Free China.

[@katrinoy1]

Taiwan (=republic of china) will be the same fate as South Vietnam in the past. I am South Korean, interestingly, in South Korea, South Vietnam was called Free Vietnam and Taiwan was called Free China.

[@katrinoy1]

Taiwan (=republic of china) will be the same fate as South Vietnam in the past. I am South Korean, interestingly, in South Korea, South Vietnam was called Free Vietnam and Taiwan was called Free China.

[@someoneout-there2165]

I'm so over the term sabre rattling. 🤢🤮

[@coraltown1]

FUN FACT : China's economy and financial system are collapsing. Taiwan's are in excellent shape.

[@brianlowe3529]

And give money to America to buy out dated military arms

[@aggressivecalm]

Why isn’t this truth gaining more traction in the western media? Especially with global tensions as they are? It explains a great deal, as to why China is being, and has been so irrational.

[@huoyeh4319]

Could Taiwan defend itself against China? a very big NO.

[@Kevin-fq3zh]

then china should have invaded a loooong time ago? go ask your beijing handlers why they havent done so.

[@theshawnmurphyjournal2946]

One visit by Pelosi and all hell breaks loose

[@colsbleu-ty6oi]

Scotland tensions: Could scotland defend itself against UK? Northern Ireland tensions: Could northern ireland defend itself against UK? Wales tensions: Could wales defend itself against UK? England tensions: Could england defend itself against UK?

[@lordjim3109]

Have I missed your punchline?

[@WaterFallingDown]

Wrong mindset. Taiwan is a independent country called r.o.c. Has our own military and foreign relationship. Also we have nothing to do with China PRC. We could live without them. It’s totally different system.

[@colsbleu-ty6oi]

@@lordjim3109 for most chinese, TW is a part of China...it's not right to place China and TW side by side

[@colsbleu-ty6oi]

​@@WaterFallingDown ridiculous claim...so, what is "r.o.c."? ...it's Republic Of CHINA...The separatist regime...is just stealing the TW and several other islands from Chinese People...Just like a housekeeper who stole silver cutlery from his duke...and then claimed the cutlery as his own just because he used it

[@cardanomm3194]

What everyone seems to forget is that Taiwan is the semi-conductor capital of the world. Technology heavily relies on their production, and if China invaded them, they would have that huge monopoly of the market, and any sanctions against them would be lifted quite early on. This is also why America does not want China to invade. I am so glad that they are needed because I think that this and the fact that China would need to launch an amphibious assault will save them. Taiwan may not have a huge army but their defence projectiles are very impressive. I also feel that this would lead to world war 3.

[@quincg1288]

Thanks for writing everything that was said in the video👍🏾

[@lwjl8893]

Well in America we are known for destabilizing regions all over the world. And Taiwan is our next project after Ukraine. Our congress just voted to become a full fledge semiconductor nation and Taiwan is in our way. So we’ll just destabilize them and our companies will have a chance to grow and become number one. That’s the American agenda in Taiwan. Just ask our politicians why they’re so invested heavily in semiconductors in America. Follow the money.

[@cardanomm3194]

@@quincg1288 Meow 🙀

[@loveaintfree1409]

@@lwjl8893 sure wumao

[@mrrangard]

@@quincg1288 haha

[@r0l1n]

This sounds funny, just like "Could Alaska defend itself against US?"😄

[@jamesm568]

China can obliterate Taiwan with relative ease, but if China wants to keep the economy intact in Taiwan now that's a whole other issue.

[@Mateo808]

actually not true at all, and unlike Ukraine, Taiwan has the ability to strike back on the mainland with ease, they have long range weapons, loads of US weapons in fact!

[@jamesm568]

@@Mateo808 That scenario will only work if China tries to keep taiwan's economy intact. If China wants to obliterate Taiwan they can do it in a matter of days with non-stop bombings without the need for ground troops. Three tactical nukes in their major cities will end this in a matter of hours. Luckily for Taiwan, it is a strategic importance for China so China will try to prevent less damage as possible which makes defending Taiwan feasible.

[@ukmaxi]

@@jamesm568 The whole Chinese policy surrounding Taiwan is to 'reunite China'. So, obliterating it is not really an option. Additionally, the island of Taiwan is heavily mountainous and has a lot of natural shelter for important infrastructure should bombs drop. Not too dissimilar to Switzerland's insurance policies in the second world war.

[@jamesm568]

@Richard Schiffman Possible if China doesn't want to keep Taiwan's economy intact. Now if China doesn't care less about Taiwan's economy and infrastructure then China can obliterate Taiwan with relative ease as they wouldn't have to show no mercy.

[@jamesm568]

@@ukmaxi That is true which helps Taiwan tremendously as my scenario was based on if China just wants to be ruthless.

[@beautifulpakpk1594]

So far, I have yet to see any analysis on our news channels of this length and depth. We have to look to media overseas to find analysis of events that directly affect us here in the United States.

[@trujews466]

That's where I go for the global News. They use common sense and not the Donkey vs Elephant approach.

[@GORILLA.GANG.]

It's the same anti Chinese propaganda with more words, Taiwan is Chinese territory we have no business in

[@dewaynecastan8444]

Correct...I can't find much on Ukraine either....but if I want to know about the next J. Bieber concert..no problem, right in my face 😂😂😂..btw I like JB, just a joke

[@trujews466]

@@dewaynecastan8444 Not a fan either. But he can sing better than me.😪

[@silencemeviolateme6076]

Americans want entertainment not news.

[@mikeef747]

This guy has his WW2 battles mixed up because Taiwan WAS NOT part of the Pearl Harbor attack. Also, General MacArthur in 1950 described Taiwan as an unsinkable aircraft carrier in reference to containing Beijing's communism expansion, this was 5 years after WW2 ended. The Japanese did the entire raid from aircraft carriers, but if they had not, it still wouldn't have made sense for Japan to use Taiwan as a staging ground for Pearl Harbor, because mainland Japan is 6000 KM from Pearl Harbor, while Taiwan is 8000 KM away. And Japan had already occupied Korea for over 50 years in 1941, which is only 5000 KM away, was is 3000KM closer than Taiwan.

[@katrinoy1]

Taiwan (=republic of china) will be the same fate as South Vietnam in the past. I am South Korean, interestingly, in South Korea, South Vietnam was called Free Vietnam and Taiwan was called Free China.

[@mikeef747]

@@katrinoy1 Get a clue, Vietnam was over 45 years ago, we have this thing called modern technology and modern warfare now. China has not been in a single war since then (43 years), it means none of their current troops or leaders have a single day of wartime experience, unlike the ones that fought in the Korean War, that had been in war for over a decade in both WW2 & their civil war. And unlike Vietnam, Taiwan has this thing called The Taiwan Straits in between them and China. That's over 100KM of often stormy and rough water and some very advanced anti-ship & anti-aircraft missiles from the US. FYI - The US Military is required by the Taiwan Relations Act to defend Taiwan, so by the time second wave of attacks from China started, the war would be over because those Russian designed and built weapons China has, won't stand a prayer against the US as we've seen in Ukraine!

[@sogsog111]

Very good insight and analysis.

[@isaiahstandley2496]

First Russia vs Ukraine, now it's gonna be Taiwan vs China. 😩

[@MeganoOdles]

Stoking two major conflicts in 6 months, that's a record for US Democrats

[@dazzadizzy5308]

UK needs to cut ties with U.S ,no excuse for war .

[@geoffdean2372]

Of course, China are not bullying US allies in SE Asia or anything.

[@WildernessDude2024]

No, Taiwan could not defend itself for any length of time in a battle of attrition. It's military is not even close of that with China. That being said, Taiwan could cause major casualties due too it's geographic location, but ultimately be blitzed and overcome by sea, air, land in a coordinated effort.

[@秋高]

Taiwan has a strong military power, and it only takes one day to occupy Beijing, in the dream.

[@steveb3448]

China wants Taiwans infrastructure intact

[@silencemeviolateme6076]

At the very least the US would provide the weapons. Taiwan just has to provide the troops.

[@katrinoy1]

Taiwan (=republic of china) will be the same fate as South Vietnam in the past. I am South Korean, interestingly, in South Korea, South Vietnam was called Free Vietnam and Taiwan was called Free China.

[@Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733]

They’ve had 70 years to prepare to defend an invasion. China’s losses would be extreme.

[@diomedecassar2244]

This is ridiculous. It's like asking, can the UK defend itself from the UK? Chinese Taipei is a Chinese province not a US colony.

[@ariannouri-nasir7766]

First Ukraine vs russia now China vs Taiwan. Its always one after the other. Praying for peace🙏🙏🙏

[@苏珊阿姨-j2r]

Taiwan's territorial sovereignty belongs to China.

[@nosweat6406]

Could we protect ourselves against our own goverments?

[@TheAustralian1x]

No Sht, the govorments want war, but they are forgetting we arnt in 1940 anymore, people at home can hack govornment equipment. Drones, nukes, they are soon to learn from new kinds of devastating mistakes

[@julianshepherd2038]

Russbot

[@bodytransporter1556]

That's a much better question

[@lucashenriques4242]

When america invades the east: 😴 When china and russia invade others: 👀

[@morganrosse5863]

The tension between mainland China and Taiwan is just the continuation of the China civil war since 1945.

[@JamesLydon1]

For a time, yes.

[@ericramirez2171]

Taiwan reunification with Her Mother sooner than expected.

[@RatTailMongo2]

I don't know much about Taiwan's airforce but is it accurate to describe its fleet as "old" or is that just a distinction between 4th and 5th gen jets?

[@bighands69]

F16 aircraft are cutting edge with China having nothing that could even compete.

[@issactian3143]

F16 is a very very old plane, builded in the late 60. How can it be a 4g plane. A lot of countries like even Pakistan is scrapping it for another model, the US is doing some refurbishing and quickly selling it to Taiwan. No another countries are buying such plane anymore for their air Force.

[@mandtgrant]

@@issactian3143 First flight 1974, constantly upgraded. Still eagerly sought by many countries.

[@mandtgrant]

@H L Don't forget those are russian systems, made in china. Top notch! /s

[@redvine4857]

"China has the biggest navy in the world?" Is this statement correct?

[@alphacompany4837]

Yes ! They include merchant navy as well

[@lxonthemix834]

The United States will destroy china

[@vrentig7696]

As of this year, yes - but not in terms of capabilities just numbers/qty - Less aircraft carriers and support ships for them than US Lots of pissy little ones and old ships that could capsize in a strong wind!

[@josehawking5293]

Stop, please dude.

[@KnIf0rTITAN]

I numbers yes, but those numbers are mainly small ships and patrol boats, the USA's navy by tonnage is both far larger and drastically more advanced...... hell the UK's navy is fairly small but their tonnage and tech level could put a sizeable dent in a all or nothing fleet on fleet battle.

[@hunnyparashar3168]

Taiwan has a right to invite the leaders of Other Nation. UN also need to recognize The Taiwan as a Independent Nation and Separate Nation. And India is need to support the Taiwan and Send the delegation in Taiwan. #Democratictaiwan #Independenttaiwan #separatetaiwan #freetaiwan ❤️💪💪 #Freehongkong #freetibet #freeaksaichin

[@craigcutts7085]

Of course Taiwan can defend itself .... 👍

[@zakjuly6721]

Yes Taiwan has artillery guns , lol

[@sufirodger]

the international malaise towards the subversion of HK democracy is at least partly accountable for this.

[@sufirodger]

@Concerned Citizen - to be fair they had to give back the new territories because the land was only leased for 100 years and sadly HK and Kowloon didn’t have any way to power itself so there was little alternative. However there should have been more policing of democracy and possibly a better/differently structured handover

[@generalbennet1554]

@Concerned Citizen it was on lease

[@洛秋水-b7t]

@Concerned Citizen But Hong Kong has developed better than before, at least without the interference of Hong Kong independence elements.

[@gamer360allday]

Help Catalunya Independence and other world regions. Democracy win for separation in Barcelona... Let's divide all the world! 1 Building 1 country MOVEMENT! Oh shhi... Barcelona no OIL .. no chips.. wtf LETS BLOCK SPAIN

[@Happin3ess]

No. The answer to that question is no.

[@Scorpio.1989]

We (The US) needs to coordinate with our allies from all around the world and formally recognize Taiwan in one big synchronized move (preferably October 10th, which is Taiwan’s Independence Day) And work on forming a Pacific based Defenses alliance using a similar framework to NATO…

[@harrisparkinson7568]

And provoke China and start a massive war? Achieving what exactly?

[@jchock7503]

Scorpio 1989.......the day the US and its allies recognize Taiwan as an independent country is also the day that China will invade Taiwan if it has not yet done so by then.

[@xchen3079]

@@harrisparkinson7568 To destroy the fascist China.

[@Scorpio.1989]

@@harrisparkinson7568 China knows that they’ll lose in a war against the US and their own Generals know it too… They’re not stupid enough to start a shooting war for a couple of reasons: Taiwan is hard to invade with less than 15% of their coastline suitable for an amphibious invasion. China is reliant on international trade but is vulnerable to naval blockades if war breaks out, it’s not inconceivable to see the entire Western Pacific from South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, India, (and maybe Malaysia) blockaid China cutting off all shipping… China doesn’t want to lose their largest trading partner (the US) they’re more reliant on us than we are on them… Their inability to take casualties, after China lost 35 men in hand to hand skirmishes against India, they had 7 battalion sized mutinies (1,000 men each) if 7,000 mutinied after 35 died in fighting imagine how many would mutiny after 35,000 died in an invasion… Taiwan is very good at mobilizing a large amount of troops and reserves at a short notice they have studied what works with the Israeli military and applied it in Taiwan… Air superiority, China would have to wrestle air superiority away from the very well trained and proficient Taiwanese Air Force flying 150 F-16s, 103 F-CK-1Cs, and 46 Mirage 2000s… Naval Warfare, the Chinese Navy would have to run a gauntlet of tons of anti-ship missiles of various types and naval mines protecting the few beaches suitable for amphibious invasions buying time for US, Japanese, and Australian reinforcements to arrive… Taiwan also has tons of ballistic missiles and land attack cruise missiles, one target could be the Three Gorges Dam as well as their amphibious assault staging points on the Chinese mainland theoretically buying more time until reinforcements can reinforce Taiwan…

[@holdforth724]

He calls it sabre rattling but Chinese incursions are getting more frequent and with more impunity, with economic growth has also come huge defence spending.

[@likklej8]

Its not sabre rattling those manoeuvres were planned months ago no country can just do something like that off the cuff

[@charliewright7564]

Which begs the question, why are we not divesting from China? We need to cultivate relations with the western hemisphere and India and steer clear of the anything Chinese, their government is an enemy to the west.

[@tokomac7728]

people of Taiwan became democratic…..what is unit to measure democracy ? It will be interesting if someone explain that because recently the democracy eroded so much in countries like Australia,US and general in EU

[@jetli740]

democrate stand for freedoom and speech, but in the US woman cannot even have an abortion so how that work?

[@nic7048]

ohh really how did it erode in Australia id love to know.... because the previous leader got kicked out by the people something thats impossible in china so please give examples than make up stuff , we all know the china logic china no 1 usa evil agenda for there tv programs

[@ericyuen5946]

In democratic states, people usually have right to elect their representatives in the parliament, mayors and president. The power of the government is coming from the people but not from special groups. Therefore, the power of the government usually divided into three main parts, legislation, executive and judicature and each part work independently against each other to avoid conflict of interest .

[@anthonyfreund129]

​@@jetli740 Get your misinformation together. Abortions are decided by the states in the USA.

[@jetli740]

@@anthonyfreund129 Yes, so those state still belong to USA

[@ijl-cy9pp]

Taiwan is pretty well defended. It's not at all clear China could successfully invade. This makes it sound like a walk in the park.

[@yuebao3574]

中国又没想打他，中国要的是顺从的台湾。一个DF导弹飞过去台湾就没了，谈什么防御？

[@bighands69]

China could no invade and it would be a bloodbath in those sea lanes.

[@jean-francoisbleau8592]

Without help!!!!!....NO

[@stevevaughn3020]

I'll answer this ,, uh no!

[@Dovid2000]

Since when have countries been required to get permission from China before visiting Taiwan? China is obviously not in the right here. China is acting irrationally with respect to Taiwan. And while I cherish peace between the West and China, I do not stand with China in its aggression towards Taiwan. Pelosi has every right to visit Taiwan, especially since Taiwan is a major trading partner with the US. I have heard that 90% of America's semiconductor chips are imported from Taiwan. We all know their importance, as they are used in almost all modern-day electronic devices.

[@王状举]

why all countries which have diplomatic relations with China follow one China police? this is why visit Taiwan should be get permission from China!!

[@navsofour2892]

Taiwan is part of China One Policy territory, the US cannot go uninvited.

[@lyang4573]

Well, no one would care if Nancy did not visit Taiwan in the capacity of the U.S. House speaker. Her visit violated the long-standing diplomatic norms between U.S. and China regarding Taiwan. She knew the Taiwan issue is the Chinese government's big red button, but still deliberately hit it for her own political gain/reputation. Politicians start wars, but ordinary soldiers and citizens die. Shame on them!

[@hilaryhan9771]

US broke the rules first. One China policy

[@angelxxsin]

@@navsofour2892 I mean they can, but they must do so without undermining the One-China policy and can't be seen to be encouraring separatism.

[@daniel.lopresti]

The economic considerations of a Chinese attack on Taiwan are completely moot; there's no way the West would have the appetite to give up on Chinese imports (nor do I think they are in any position to do so, with so much business relying on Chinese manufacturing). Although on the flip side, Taiwan is strategically important due to its semiconductor business.

[@StevenHanover]

Shut up

[@springbloom5940]

A month of empty shelves and Americans will be begging China to invade and bring them stuff. Its about pain. Who can endure more; the slaves, or the civilization that entirely depends on them?

[@someonespotatohmm9513]

It is an easy calculation. How valueble are semiconductors. The asnwer is priceless, so cutting of china is much cheaper then giving up taiwan (not even mentioning the moral aspects).

[@PeterSedesse]

trade is a two way street. china would be crippled more than the USA. The USA can move manufacturing to mexico, china can't move it's buyers anywhere else.

[@JTpolimi]

In the aspect of economics, it's directly right! However, it's quite complicated that the location of Taiwan nearby Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and other countries is much vital for the first defence line and the economic tunnel of Japan and South Korea. That's why Japanese government is worried about the situation of the relations between Taiwan and China. What's more, US cannot give up the support according to the development of Indo-Pacific strategy

[@awesome8975]

Nice move US, giving china a reason to intrude taiwan.😂😂😂 that will happen time and time again from this moment on 😂

[@vrentig7696]

Winnie the Pooh didn’t need an excuse to make his moves in Hong Kong!

[@slimguy94]

Yeah because this is definitely the first time china has done something like this

[@jeffrey7454]

I don't need the prices of everything to go up anymore than it already has

[@ዳንኤልሙላቱ]

In Taiwan, as in Ukraine, the West is flirting with disaster. The Guardian published an op-ed with that title, written by writer and BBC broadcaster Simon Jenkins. According to Jenkins, the actions of Western countries, primarily the United States, represent a "strategic ambiguity": on the one hand, Washington declares its readiness to provide military assistance to Taiwan, but on the other, it continues to support the "one China" principle. A similar uncertainty in the actions of the West, Jenkins believes, is observed in relation to the situation in Ukraine: the US and Britain are talking about the need to defeat the Russian Federation, but do not realize that the growing support of the Kyiv authorities leads to an even tougher reaction from Moscow. Can Russia really be counted on to put up with even more destruction of its troops without escalation? The West seems determined to keep Ukraine tied, hoping to delay a horrific penalty shootout.

[@gym196444]

I agree that the US plays hypocritical role by showing presence near Taiwan while denying to recognize a sovereign Taiwanese state. Taiwan is an independent country in China and the world was recognized that and respect that.

[@gym196444]

We hypocritically go after weaker countries and the name of democracy but when it comes to a strong country who oppose democracy, we turn our heads and look the other way. That is cowardly and it encourages other countries to violate the national sovereignty of less powerful countries.

[@John-or7zh]

"NATO involvement in Taiwan"??? Hang on, hang on, Taiwan isn't part of NATO, why on earth would NATO then be involved?!?! Hmmm could it be because NATO is not an defensive alliance but an offence one? 🙃😉🤣Hmmm 🤔😂😂😂

[@nicholasporter1417]

God bless Taiwan 🇹🇼 💕💪🇬🇧

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Uneducated China

[@BKLau70]

Stupid question ... Can Wales defend against England?

[@theoldhobbit3640]

An invasion of Taiwan would in fact be quite easy, not quite the same as the Normandy landings. Taiwan is symbolic and if China wanted to invade, it would be over in a week.

[@chrischris8550]

What happens if Japan comes to it's aid!? The best solution would be a time stamp on the island to avoid conflict, like Hong Kong. If people wish to move, then they have x amount of decades to do so? Any better suggestions welcomed.

[@kiwifruitpoo]

Tell Beijing to keep their hands off Taiwan. Simple.

[@dirtsydebehindthescene8248]

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[@TheStormtrooper00]

Japan said it won't stand and watch Taiwan democracy attacked.

[@cedriceric9730]

@@TheStormtrooper00 and it gave really good reasons. losing taiwan means usa bye bye

[@PaulTheHermit77]

Japan? How big is the Japanese army???? Funny.