Taiwan navy fast attack boats take part in a military drill outside a naval base in Kaohsiung port, southern Taiwan, January 27, 2016. Reuters
Business Insider: China is getting increasingly aggressive with Taiwan — but war would be disastrous for both sides
* Recent Chinese military action shows that Xi Jinping has taken a much more aggressive stance on Taiwan than his immediate predecessors.
* The tension between the two countries stems from the result of the Chinese Civil War in 1949.
* War with Taiwan could be disastrous because the Taiwanese military is powerful and a conflict risks the involvement of the US.
Tensions between the Peoples Republic of China and Taiwan have recently flared up as China held the largest show of naval force in its history this month and made new threats directed towards Taipei.
"We would like to reaffirm that we have strong determination, confidence and capability to destroy any type of 'Taiwan independence' scheme in order to safeguard the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity," Ma Xiaoguang, a spokeswoman for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, recently said.
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WNU editor: What concerns me is China's rush to build armaments and to deploy it ASAP .... China’s new aircraft carrier may start sea trials this week, source says (SCMP). I am not worried about war in the next year or two .... I am more worried abut war 5 or 10 years from now.
