In US, Taiwan minister warns of 'domino effect' if China takes island
- During a Washington event on Friday, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council chief Chiu Chui-cheng stated that China is actively gearing up for military action to forcibly seize Taiwan.
- He said China's ruling Communist Party refuses to renounce force and aims to exclude U.S. influence while realizing the 'China Dream.'
- Chiu highlighted increased Chinese military activity around Taiwan and noted that the U.S. and allied warships transit the Taiwan Strait regularly as an international waterway.
- He warned that if China takes Taiwan through military action, it could set off a chain reaction destabilizing the regional power structure and pose a direct risk to U.S. security and its technology sector interests.
- Taiwan rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims and insists only its people can decide their future, while the U.S. remains Taiwan's main international supporter despite lacking formal diplomatic ties.
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Taiwan Warns U.S. of “Domino Effect” if China Seizes Island
NEWS BRIEF Taiwan’s top China policymaker, Chiu Chui-cheng, warned in Washington that Beijing is “actively preparing for war” to seize the island and that such a move would trigger a regional “domino effect” threatening U.S. security and prosperity. Speaking at the Heritage Foundation, he tied China’s push for unification to President Xi’s “China Dream” of […] The post Taiwan Warns U.S. of “Domino Effect” if China Seizes Island appeared first on…
Chiu Chui-cheng, head of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, warns of a regional "domino effect" that also threatens US security.
Beijing's plans to capture Taiwan were progressing, says Taiwanese politician Chiu Chui-cheng. The aim was to push the US out of the Asia-Pacific region. He feared a »Domino effect«.


A government representative in Taipei reports in Washington on Beijing's active preparations to take over the island.
Taiwan warns of China’s war plans, urges US to counter ‘domino effect’ across region
WASHINGTON, Sept 13 — China is preparing for war to take Taiwan, the island’s top China policymaker said in Washington yesterday, warning if Taiwan were to fall it would cause a regional “domino effect” that would threaten the security of the United States.Chiu Chui-cheng, the cabinet-ranked head of Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council, told the Washington-based Heritage Foundation that China’s ruling Communist Party had long refused to renounce th…
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